The sun just dipped below the horizon at 5:37. As we approach winter solstice, the days do indeed continue to grow shorter. While many folks in Alaska or Sweden will watch the sun pass through the sky without setting on June 21st, we will be celebrating the shortest day of the year.
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“We’ve been on site for 10 days now and everyone is settling in really well. It’s a friendly group and everyone’s getting on brilliantly. We’ve been working hard learning allsorts of new skills – 3 of the guys have passed their PADI Open Water and lots of us are starting to pass our Benthic identification [...]

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At the ungodly hour of 5 am in the morning, sleepy yet upbeat volunteers braved the ‘murky’ shores of Tulear to embark on their epic voyage aboard Batifavia, the much loved boutre, destination Andavadoaka. Armed with pizzas, umbrellas and mountains of foam, everyone felt they were duly prepared for a journey they had been [...]

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A quick update from Ali Miller, who after 6 months working as an intern in BV’s London office is finally on the road to Andavadoaka with the May expedition team… All volunteers have arrived safely in Tulear and have enjoyed their 1st group meal together as well as a fair amount of last minute shopping [...]

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