The last 2 years Piet has
been working on several projects in Italy (from The Hague), and his team
organised a geological fieldtrip to look at some of the rocks in real life. It
was a partial repeat of the trip of last year (post of 22 September 2011),
followed by a few days on Sicily. The weather was perfect, the rocks
interesting, the food excellent and the company good: not a bad week in the
office! The highlight was a visit to Marettimo island, off the west coast of
Sicily. The geology was intriguing, but it was very windy, and the ferry was
unable to pick them up in the afternoon. So the group had to stay behind, find
accommodation, buy toothbrushes and enjoy life (not too difficult in a place
like that!). The next morning the ferry could land and that whole day was spent
getting back to The Netherlands, well bronzed and ready for a long dark winter!
The Amalfi coast, near Naples
Geology in action; our trip leader Rafa sharing his knowledge
Geology in action: studying a rockface in Sicily
The interior of Sicily, farmers are burning the remaining straw
The harbour of Marettimo island
Mary is riding Beau in Meijendel, Wassenaar
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