- Finally managed to wrap up the lab work. We’re now at the data interpretation and paper writing stage, which I am almost no help with – as much of it is still well beyond me. Still, expect to see more updates on this if/when the paper is published.

Borders Trip

- Scremerston

- Eildons
In addition to popping down to the coast we also finally climbed the Eildons (after not managing it last time). Unfortunately, from a geological standpoint this wasn’t too exciting as the rock outcrops were very weathered and sparse. Still, it was a nice mornings climb.

The Largest Eildon

The largest Eildon – note the slightly stepped appearance, this is due to compositional differences in the layering of the lacolith.

Path Erosion in Progress

An Iron Age Hill Fort (believe it or not)

Northern Ireland Trip

- I ferried my way across to Northern Ireland to spend a weekend with my friend Mark. We did the usual tourist wander around Belfast and drove up to see the Giant’s Causeway, possibly the most famous geological site in the UK, and a fantastic example of Columnar Jointed Basalt.

And then we went to Bushmills distillery on the way back; which was good, but nowhere near on par with Scottish Whisky.

(sorry about the slightly poorer photo quality – forgot my digital camera, so used my iPhone)

Giant's Causeway

Causeway

Entirely Inappropriate Footwear (and columnar jointing)

As usual, more photos can be seen on my flickr page.

London Trip

- Once again I also made my annual journey down to London for Apple Campus Rep training, probably not supposed to talk too much about this online though. It was good fun though, and I got to meet lots of interesting people. If you’re in a UK Higher Education establishment I’ll once again plug the discount of up to 15% that you can get from Apple here. /shamelessplug

Up Next:

• This Months Accretionary Wedge (if I get it done before deadline).
• A couple of write ups from class field trips (after I’ve done them, and after the deadline for any work based on them).