Life Beyond the Beaker

When I came back from Rothera in January 2019 I was straight back to work! Seol Mara our smaller vessel was on the slip at Corpach where it was having its annual maintenance. Norman and I brought the boat back, this was the first time that I practised driving her, such a perfect day with the snow on Ben Nevis reflecting back off the Loch. It was February when we collected Seol Mara and at 5-6 kts its a slow slog from Corpach (Fort William) back to Dunstaffnage (near Oban) so we ended up coming back in the dark. It was great nav practice to get through the narrows under Radar.  In between working, we had a duty to keep out qualifications up to date, we learnt lots during the BASP Outdoor First Aid I also had a great trip up to Eyemouth with Lars, we were collecting seaweed for reproductive studies! The lifeboat coming past Calanus doing some checks. Inbetween doing fieldwork you can also still find...