First Day of Work!

Summer 2014 will be my last Ph.D. field season in Panama, so I gave in to nostalgia and decided to make a blog. Although my boring field diary will eventually be discovered in an embarrassing way, I think it's a convenient way to intersperse text about my field season with horrible amateur photography from my BRAND NEW CAMERA. I wish my camera could more easily take a picture of itself because it would be the best thing ever to post underneath this post.

Boring Science Stuff (6-May-2014):

Task: Recensusing Saplings
Location: Buena Vista (P13)
Assistants: Fredy, also Sebastian needed a lift to BV to collect seeds.
Weather: Rained hard from 12-12:30. We stopped painting for about 1 hour.
Boat Status: The boat was filled with water when I got to it this morning - we had to do a lot of bailing out. This afternoon, the engine had a hard time turning over. We eventually were able to get back to BCI. The mechanics said they would look at it in the morning at 8:30. Hopefully it just needs a new battery.
Paint Color: Blue

Complications:
-We had to make a trip back to the lab because the red paint I selected looked too similar to the pink paint I used in August/September. Also, I can't seem to find the hemispherical lens. Should ask Camilo.
-The lake lower than I have seen it before (granted I think I didn't start using the boat until later in May last year). It may be very difficult to get to Rio Paja with the lake like this. We will have to see.