March 2000: Tokyo, Japan
A week in Tokyo attending the WCRP Joint Scientific Committee and seeing a wedding at the Meiji Shrine, cosplay in Yoyogi Park, and the Dragon Festival at the Sensoji Temple during the weekends.
Category: Past Times
May 2000: New Mexico Road Trip
A week driving around New Mexico before a scientific editorial meeting at Cloudcroft, NM. Also walking into Juárez in Mexico from El Paso.
February 2002: Goa, India
A two week trip to Goa, India, with Zoe where we stayed in Panjim and then at Dona Paula while I attended the JCOMM Ship Observations Team meeting at the National Institute of Oceanography.
March 2002: Tasmania
Attending a meeting in Hobart before a coach trip to Cape Grim and the Baseline CO2 station; then exploring Tasmania by hire car.
Day 1: Flight to El Paso, Texas
Day 1 (Saturday): This trip had an inauspicious start! On the morning of my flight I discovered that the plane left London Gatwick airport at...
Day 2: El Paso to Silver City
Day 2 (Sunday): Woke up early (helped by jet lag) and walked out to find that the local diner was closed at that time on a...
Day 3: Gila Cliff Dwellings
Day 3 (Monday): After a “reasonable” sleep I was up by 0615 so went to McDonalds for breakfast because I was sure everything else would...
Day 4: Bear Creek to Magdalena
Day 4 (Tuesday): – Leaving my Bear Creek Cabin, I had a proper American style breakfast at the Corner Cafe in Silver City, then drove...
Day 5: Magdalena to Las Vegas NM
Day 5 (Wednesday): I left the motel in Magdalena at around 0630am to drive to Socorro. It was still windy, at 7am it was 61...
Day 6: Las Vegas to Carrizozo
Day 6 (Thursday): Having written yesterday’s diary notes in my hotel room, at around 0730 am I walked into east Las Vegas to “Carmen’s” (now...