There's No Place Like Home
September 3, 2012One of my fondest memories growing up in Connecticut is the way the world wakes up in the summer. Since moving to Hawaii 5 years ago, I’ve dearly missed using overly hot, muggy days as an excuse to find a body of water and just jump in. In addition to its coastline, Connecticut has a multitude of lakes, ponds and rivers to keep a growing biologist busy and out of trouble. I have always wanted to take what I have since learned back to my home state and explore with my new set of eyes. Last week, I got just that chance. I only had six days to fit in all that I wanted to do, so tie flew by. During that week, I chased countless largemouth bass and sunfish through ponds of milfoil and lily-pads, watched as schools of stripers raced past me at sunrise and I even brought my obsession with sharks along for an especially wild encounter (click here for more on blue sharks). And of course I spent some quality time with the family. Somehow I managed to fit it all in less than a week.
Posted by Jeffrey Milisen.