The seal crew wasn't the only group on island hard to work. Tern Island called in for the best and the brightest researcher volunteers to do the ultimate in scientific work, dig a ditch.
Tern Island is currently under a rewiring project for their new solar energy system. Since Tern Island has such a huge bird population the wires have to be underground and out of reach of the curious bird brains. The wires stretch from one building to another resulting in a 100 feet x 2 feet of necessary ditch digging. Tern Island manager, Dave Zabriskie (not to be mistaken with the champion cyclist by the same name) took on the challenge of digging the trench without the help of a professional construction crew. Thus, Dave sacrificed his time and his back to accomplish the task without a $20,000 bill to show for it. Little did he realize that he would have to do this all by himself...oops! Luckily for Dave's back, the Sette arrived with 7 enthusiastic body-building scientists with backs of steel just in time to save the day. The champion ditch-digging extraordinaires included: Angie the Queen of Spades, Colleen the Conqueror of boulders, Amarisa the Vertical Digger, Katy the pick-ax whacking Queen, Cindy the Motivator, Jim the King of all that is digging and Jenny the Energizer Bunny. It was tough at times, but we kept the moral alive with rounds of "I've been working on the railroad" and "Chain Gang".
With a quick lunch underhand, the chain gang returned to the obliterate the remaining rocks and sand that stood between them and victory. As Angie returned to the Barracks for a much deserved water run, she ran across the team leaders of all things monk seals, The Chad and Charles. She bounced into the kitchen with boundless energy and asked them how their day was going. Barely able to lift their heads, they groaned and said "Holy Cow, we're so tired. We stood around all morning and finally caught two seals." Angie patted them once on the shoulders and returned to her magnificent crew of 7 slaving away in the heat of the day. (note: OK, the seal team had been working for hours and continued working late into the evening. They are ALL awesome and did an excellent job that day!)
With the hard work and determination of the ditch digging extraordinaires, the ditch was completed in just over three hours. Dave was stunned and delighted. The ditch that he thought would take weeks was completed in one day. The crew rewarded themselves with hours of ocean entertainment including snorkeling and jumping off the dolphin. Good Work!
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