Full Day of Scanning

I went into the lab this morning with a task to complete and that is exactly what I did. My goal was to complete the scanning of the 48 soil samples using the diffuse reflectance spectroscope. It took me a few rounds to get a good system down, but by the time I was on my last few I had gotten the hang of it. It took me all morning and well into the afternoon to finish all the samples. After I finished I was exhausted and rode my bike down to a new beach I had seen on my run the other day. I was interested to see how the reef was faring a few blocks southeast of the major tourism hub. The sediment build up was the same if not worse here. I think that is due to the increased wave action that this area witnessed compared to the calmer waters of Waikiki. I saw a turtle, but he had no intent on hanging around me. Hopefully the work that Greg is doing will help heal the reefs over time.