Morning/Afternoon: I was working with the poison dart frogs in the rainforest and the dolphins in the Gulf. We took the first 2 days out of our volunteer time to go over what we were looking for in the environment and how to spot the different animals and log their behavior. For the frogs we would take a pretty major hike through the rainforest trying to spot different dart frogs. The rainforest was right behind the kitchen where we were staying so we did not have to travel too far to get into the forest!
When we hiked we would be out there for about 4 hours and come back before lunchtime. When we were tracking the dolphins we set out on a boat that picked us up from our camp right at the gulf. We would ride around looking for dolphins and then track their behavior and pod size when we did find them. We would be on the boat all day long on these days.
Evening: We would always have some free time when we returned to relax, shower, and just visit before dinner. After dinner we would all play games or go over some eco-travel lessons as a group. This was really great bonding time for all of us and we became really close really fast!
Highlight: At the beginning of our second week a huge rainstorm came and brought us 3 days of nonstop rain. During that time we watched movies, hung out in our cabins, and went to town for a little bit. After that we were really not allowed to do anymore rainforest work because the trail was way too muddy to hike up. We spent the rest of the time on the boat with the dolphins and doing our optional activities like going to a chocolate farm and visiting a wildlife refuge.