Day 16

Today began with some driving around the island trying to find the point of interest Wes had identified earlier using imagery. It took a bit but we eventually found Mahaulepu beach where Courtney and Ali paddled out into the surf on longboards, trailing the data probes, to collect readings. Alison and I took the opportunity to collect some water samples as well.

After lunch we headed back to Poipu to get even more data. This time Alison and I grabbed the probes and went snorkeling in opposite directions. I had a good run going until an unexpected wave caught me up and tumbled me onto the beach. Luckily it was a sandy area so I made it out with just a minor scratch or two. My snorkel did not fare so well however, somehow during the tumble it was ripped from my mask and lost in the surf. Since I didnt have my snorkel, I decided to walk back to the others and call my portion of data collection done for the day.

By the time I had walked back, it was closing in on 4pm and the others were finishing up as well, so we all packed it in and headed back to the house for the evening. The night was peaceful since the other two teams got a chance to do paddling with the canoe team, which meant that Team Hydro ™ got a chance to have some leftovers and spread out as much as we liked.

Tomorrow is supposed to be a 1/2 data and 1/2 field day since we still have one more embayment left we want to collect data on.