Since 2007, there has been ongoing construction in the Panama Canal in order to accommodate larger ships and a greater number of ships. Last weekend the project was finally completed, and the first new ship passed through. A group of interns decided to hike to one of the island's points where boats pass close to the shore. The main ship was delayed to the point where we had to turn back and watch it from camp so we could have lunch and go back into the field to work in the afternoon, but we got to see some slightly-smaller ships pass. It was incredible to be there watching a historic moment! It was also great to get to spend a morning with the other REU interns (we're typically spread around the island on our various projects).
It was a fun but exhausting morning (it was an extremely hilly hike in hot, humid weather), and it was rather difficult to get psyched back up to spend an afternoon working in the field. But towards the start of the trail, we got some incredible motivation: a sloth!!! It was definitely on my list of things that I really wanted to see here, but they're normally very difficult to spot. This one was climbing up into a tree, so we got a fantastic view. As you can probably tell, the delight cut straight through the exhaustion.
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