This was a short, but very exciting week. On Wednesday we visited the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. We finally got to see all the animals that Ann has been talking about in Oceanography. When we first got there, we were introduced to some of the park rangers. We then ate lunch and had to change into our rubber boots because we knew we would be getting really wet. We took a small hike up to the beach. On the way we saw a lot of seals lying on the beach. We even got to see one of the newest babies. After finally getting down to the beach everyone was anxious to explore and touch things. Everyone touched the anemones first. When I first touched one of the open anemones it had a tiny shock to it, and the texture of it was very sticky. Hermit crabs were also really popular, everyone was picking them up and hoping they would come out of there shells. Jasmine was attached to one of the hermit crabs the whole time; she even named him “Hermie”. She was very sad when we had to leave him behind when it was time to go. After a bunch of exploring we had to get down to business and collect some data for our “Rocky Intertidal Lab”. After writing down all the data everyone was tired and relieved to go home. This week all of the girls have been getting along, and I look forward to the trip!Briana Clemmons
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