Day 3: Beach clean-up, Brimstone Fort and Dr. Brown innovated Tilapia

 Our promising day four commenced just before 6:00 a.m. by venturing to the beach to pick up trash, specifically plastic bottles. When we arrived to the site, trash enveloped the entire beach, creating an unpleasant site to us and the animals of St Kitts.

  However, with determined minds we were able to collect over 7,000 plastic bottles, which essentially cleaned up the whole beach. 

            After cleaning up the trash, we headed back to the hotel and ate a delicious breakfast consisting of French toast, hash browns, eggs, and fruit. This substantial meal provided our fuel for the rest of the day.

Shortly after the breakfast, we drove “Escape” (accent on the last e) and “the Yen van” to the historic Brimstone fort. This historic landmark provided us with incredible views and more knowledge about the history of St. Kitts. We took many pictures and had a wonderful time.

  

          Right after visiting this intriguing site, we drove to a rehabilitation center for sea turtles combined with a Telapia farm, known as Snapper, owned by a brilliant man, Dr Brown. Dr Brown gave us a very thorough and informative tour of his farm. First, we visited a young turtle, who was shortly named Albert by Sarah. We were educated about Albert and gained fascinating information about turtles.

 

Along with visiting the turtles, we were also able to visit the Telapia, and learned about their reproduction and even saw a hybrid fish known as a “Scalapia.” To some this was very fascinating, but to others the most notable part was when a male Telapia was brought out of the water and unfortunately urinated on Seth. Even though the animals were the main focus of this farm, one of the most interesting feature of this farm is that it is completely made out of trash. This is a very innovative and environmentally friendly idea that inspired all of us.

            

 
Overall, day four was a wonderful filled with important information and funny events. Everyone enjoyed this day and is looking forward to the rest of the trip.

Seth Reinhard 

Update from the "blog technician" (Mrs. Newman)
Due to slow and inconsistent internet, it has been difficult to post everyday. In order to keep up with the trip days, I will only be posting all the written comments and will try to add photos later, when the internet is more consistent. My apologies.