I made it to Italy! It’s been a long 24 hours getting from Naxos to Bari, Italy. Of course my phone isn’t working as promised, so I’ve spent the morning trying to get a new sim card up and running so I can get directions to the next destination, Gargano National Park. I don’t yet … More Italy
There’s more to share about my time in Greece, but I just wanted to pass on to everyone that I am currently on a ferry headed to Bari Italy! Time for chapter two of my adventures! Stay tuned though for a last few notes about Greece once I can get some wifi access. Ciao!
I arrived in Kouphonissia early Tuesday morning, well before Johannes arrived on the island, so I decided to take a quick excursion to a nearby island that had never been surveyed for reptiles. As, for this I was working for Johannes, I was given permits to collect any reptiles I could find so we could … More Kouphonissia- field frustrations and redemption
I don’t even quite know where to begin telling you about yesterday’s epic field expedition. This was the reason I delayed my trip to Italy and wanted to stay in Greece a few extra days and I was not disappointed. These posts are getting a bit long and I have to run and do some … More 8 islands, 14 hours, and 36 lizards
After some ten and a half hours of sleep last night we got up ready to start another day of field research. This time we only had one island to visit but unfortunately the boat owners weren’t available until the afternoon. We were hoping to get the research done in time to rest during the … More Amorgos day 2
I don’t have much Internet time, but here are a few pictures from my hotel. All is well!
Today was our first day on Amorgos, though we actually spent the whole day off the island hopping between nearby smaller islands surveying vegetation, invertebrates, lizards and sea birds as part of an ongoing project monitoring the eradication of rats from much of this area. We got a nice early start hoping to get a … More Amorgos day 1
Saturday June, 9 After a nice time on Naxos the research team that I’m shadowing split up between several different islands. I traveled by ferry to Amorgos with three student researchers to assist in an invasive species project looking at the effects of rat eradication on these islands. I was along mainly to see the … More Amorgos
Hello everyone! I made it to Naxos and had a terrific day! I made it on the ferry last night without any problems and met up with Johannes, the professor I’m shadowing for a few days in Greece. It was a long boat ride – 7 hours, and by this point I was really feeling … More Naxos
Alright, it might be a while before I can post again so hopefully several posts in one day will hold us over for a little while. It’s intensely awkward to take photos in public on the iPad but here are several snapshots of the port that should give some context to my typings. Enjoy! A … More And some pictures
Colin Donihue 