Oct. 1994: Texas to New Mexico
After a meeting on a dude ranch in Paradise Texas, Nicky and I drove to New Mexico where we stayed at New Buffalo, camped at Bandolier, stayed at El Rancho in Gallup, visited the Carlsbad Caverns, and much more!
Category: Work Trips
March 1998: South Africa
A week in Cape Town for a JSC meeting. Zoe and I climbed Table Mountain and, after the meeting, drove east to the Addo Elephant Park. We visited an Ostrich Farm, and did some hiking.
May 1998: Colorado and Utah
A two week road trip with Zoe (following a meeting in Boulder, Co.) visiting Leadville, the Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings, the Arches Park, and Canyon Lands
September 1999: Vancouver and the Inside Passage
A meeting at the Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver and then, with Zoe, taking trains north to Prince George and then west to Prince Rupert: back by ferry through the Inside Passage to Vancouver Island for whale watching.
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.
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...