Bahamas Program Calendar
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Nov 24
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25 Last day of finals | 26 College housing closes at 2PM | 27 | 28 Thanksgiving | 29 First night of Hanukkah | 30 |
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Dec 1
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2
High tide: 5:38 AM Low tide: 12:02 PM Day: Arrive in Ft. Lauderdale |
3
High
tide: 6:30 AM Low tide: 12:56 PM AM: Charter flight to San Salvador PM: GRC Dock Eve: Orientation |
4
High tide: 7:21 AM Low tide: 1:48 PM AM: Beach trenching PM: Dump reef Eve: Key-out specimens |
5
High tide: 8:11 AM Low tide: 2:39 PM AM: North Point PM: Storr's Lake Eve: Carbonate Mineralogies |
6
High tide: 9:01 AM Low tide: 3:30 PM AM: Patch Reefs PM: Grotto Beach Eve: Meteoric & Marine Diagenesis |
7
High tide: 9:51 AM Low tide: 4:21 PM AM: Graham's Harbor PM: Pigeon Creek Eve: Discussion |
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8
High tide: 10:41 AM |
9
High tide: 11:33 AM Low tide: 6:05 PM AM: Sandy Point PM: The Gulf Eve: Off |
10
High tide: 12:25 PM Low tide: 6:04 AM Day: Research projects Eve: Exam study |
11
High tide: 1:19 PM Low tide: 7:04 AM AM: Research projects PM: Study for exam Eve: Exam |
12
High tide: 2:12
PM Low tide: 8:05 AM Day: Research projects Eve: Work on projects |
13
High tide: 3:04
PM Low tide: 9:05 AM Day: Research projects Eve: Work on projects |
14
High tide: 4:41 PM Low tide: 10:01 AM Day: Research projects Eve: Work on projects |
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15
High tide: 4:41 PM |
16
High tide: 5:25 PM Low tide: 11:37 PM AM: Finish presentations PM: Oral presentations Eve: Pack |
17
High tide: 5:56 AM Low tide: 12:20 PM Day: Return to Ft. Lauderdale |
18
High tide: 6:36 AM Low tide: 1:02 PM |
19
High tide: 7:16 AM Low tide: 1:43 PM |
20
High tide: 7:56 AM Low tide: 2:24 PM |
21
High tide: 8:37 AM Low tide: 3:09 PM |
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22 |
23 | 24 | 25 Christmas Day | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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29
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30 | 31 | Jan 1 New Year's Day | 2 | 3 Winter term classes begin | 4 |
Calendar is subject to change based on weather conditions in the field and other relevant information.
| Typical daily routine on San Salvador | |
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Group gathers to prepare gear and load truck |
| 8:45 AM | Group departs for field site |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch in the field or at GRC cafeteria |
| 5:00 PM | Return from field |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner at GRC cafeteria |
| 7:00 PM | Group meets in lab for discussion, lecture, and/or work |
| ~9:30 PM | Free time |
Snack bar on GRC campus is open from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM