May 26, 2024
Bovine enlightment - lesson #1
I never really knew that a
Cow
was a female bovine and that Bullock
is the name of a male bovine. I got an education from both the Keane's and the Fitzpatrick cousins. I knew we got our milk from Cows, but I never knew our beef comes mainly from castrated Bullocks. I knew males were called Bulls, but it is just a select few males that are not castrated and kept for breeding. The bulk of the male bovines are purely fattened for a little over 2 years and then slaughter for our beef.
Must note that I kept my teachers in giggles by constantly pronouncing bullocks, as bollocks!! Oh the difference of one little letter!
Showed me a true Cowlick! Teet feeding for Bullock Many species - angus, etc.
I got to do 14 dives and 5 snorkel trips over our two weeks at Eco Cove Resort. I feel much more confident and comfortable diving, practice does truly help! Eco has these t-shirts that list all their Resort excursions - we made a nice dent in all of them and it's hard to pick a favorite!
Friday nights at Eco Cove Resort are sunset excursion time. All the guest are taken over to tiny Yeben Rock Island. This time the tde ws coming in quickly and alot of the island was already covered by water but that didn't dampen our party! We had a cooler of beer this time too! We also have become feriendly with the 2 families that were there sharing with us.
Eco Cove Resort in Raja Ampat - Oh what a wonderful place! I have truly loved my time here! Sharing it all with wonderful friends, made it even better. Here's some highlights above and below the water.