it was almost all worth it.

So, payoff for all that painful studying was a weeklong field study trip on Catalina island. By my own design, much more field, much less study.

Yes, some observations on surface kelp cover were made. But more so, Catalina was: amazing morning runs, afternoon snorkeling, sunset swims, and many hours of happy cruising around Two Harbors in a small skiff.



Oh, and also, two of my favorite "B" words: Beer and Buffalo.


Our campus buffalo, whom we will call Billy.