Prepared for wind and rain, we woke up this morning pleasantly surprised to find sun shining through our windows. After breakfast, and a little cuddling with the BIOS cat Winky, we made our way to Spittal Pond. When we arrived we saw cows! Lots of cows. Bruce informed us that this is the largest dairy farm on Bermuda. The cow pasture was right above Spittal Pond, meaning that any waste created by the cows drains straight into the pond. Probably not the best place for a cow pasture.
We gawked a little at the cows, then made our way to check out the plants and rocks in the reserve. We saw an Egret in the pond, and heard a lot of chickens in the forest. Then we found a crab! Sarabeth tried to catch it but it was too speedy.
Then (surprise!) we found more chitons! They seem to be very abundant on the rocks lining the shore in Bermuda. They don’t seem to move very much though, but feel content just suctioning onto the rocks and hanging out. Speaking of rocks, yesterday while observing a paleosol, we spotted a few fossil West Indian topshells peaking out of the weathered limestone. They were huge! Bruce even claimed that one was as large as his fist, and estimated that they were probably at least 120,000 years old. This was definitely one highlight of the trip so far for me!