Last teaching before annual swamp hike

The annual Swamphike was upon us! We would go as soon as reading week would start. We don’t have contact hours with the students then. But because Roelof had obligations in the later half of the week, we would barely wait for reading week to start. The Dutch delegation would leave on Friday evening. I would have to leave on Saturday morning, but fortunately not too early. 

On Friday I had a tutorial in Bangor at 10, and Kate did the lunchtime seminar in Menai Bridge at 12. I then had to quickly eat lunch, and get back to Bangor for a 2pm lecture. And immediately afterwards I had a two hour practical. And then I had to hop past the shop for some last hike shopping, and then get home and eat dinner. 

In between all that I also had to deal with the last proposals for students’ own topics, and publish the list with topic choices of all students who didn’t design one themselves. That had to be online before I would leave. It was terribly hectic! But I got it done. And once I was home and I had had my shower I felt ok again. And I could have a last night with the cat and Neil before I would leave them for days! And I knew I could ignore work for a while. That was good. It had been full-on! 

A plankton bloom, which are important in my practical, albeit that this is a different kind