Wrap up. Last day
Well talent night was special. It was the last nght on the island for many of the expedition, and so we had a large party. Live music from the house band of course.
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We had nudibranchs of Danjugan – a short film showcasing the expanded species list thanks to Debbie and Rick.
We sang Bahai Kubo – a childrens song in tagalog about a small house and its garden. Then it started getting very good – Rick and Valerie did a yoga demonstration that involved a new pose that saw her suspended upside down over the concrete floor.
That one made us all a bit nervous – definitely won't be trying that one at home.
Pete sang a traditional Irish song in memory of his dad, and the girls (the 'Danjugan Dolls') had a very inventive song that wove all of their experiences on the expedition together to the tune of 'favourite things'. Much red wine and whisky was consumed again.
A coconut crab visited us, hitching a ride on Pete's shirt. Had to stop Zoe from playing with it, as she was fascinated by it, but you don't mess with coconut crabs and their claws.
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A lazy morning as people packed. Rhoda, Rick, Valerie and myself snuck off for a last dive at 'twin peaks' near the south of the island. A good shallow dive with plenty of coral and invertebrates. I saw diploastrea heliopora, which although common, is a favourite of mine.
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Seriatopora and Galaxea.
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Debbie took the catamaran out for a sail, while Jo and Dave had try dives off typhoon beach.
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The kids mucked about on the raft again
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Then leave taking, group photos and swapping of email addresses before the boats left with their cargo of people all wishing for another week here, leaving a very empty typhoon beach.
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Its always sad at the end of an expedition, However, we have the science analysis from our surveys todo, we have an expanded species list for nudibranchs, and we've learnt a lot. I'm sure we'll be taking this forward now to the benefit of the foundation. What a special trip, with so many thanks to everyone, but in particular Kaila and her circle of musicians, scientists and artists who added so much colour, Dave - who made everything happen with great humour, and of course Gerry for being the inspiration for it all. Thanks go to the UK visitors for sharing our vision of a working holiday helping with conservation and supporting PRRCFI. What a trip! Not even typhoon Hanna could dent it.
We're heading back to Dumaguete tomorrow. I'll post this and the other backlogged posts when I get back to civilisation.