I was going to wake up early and get a run in before we spent the a large portion of the day in one vehicle or another. But it was 5am and I had been up late trying to get packed. So I rushed to get everything ready and then get down to the HRC so I could unlock the building for the interns and then get the HHR ready to get down to Lake. I packed myself in and then grabbed Heidi and Trudy. Luckily, it was a fairly uneventful ride down to Lake and we made it there by 7:50. 10 minutes early for the ride.
We got on the boat and headed to the island. As usual, the ride was fantastic. I just love being on the research boat. On the way, we saw our first groups of pelicans. There were pelicans galore this weekend. So. Cool.
When we off-loaded, Trudy, Heidi and I grabbed our bags and headed for Peale Island while Eric and his dad went to check out some bays for aquatic plants. After we got set up, we headed over to help them look for more plants. This involved a lot of wading in the mud and letting me get touched by icky plants.
After a few hours of this, it was back to the island for dinner. Heidi and Trudy cooked up some burritos, including warming the shells. It was fabulous.
We then introduced Barry to the joys of Farkle. Eric had already played and we had a rollicking good time.
