March 27, 2018: Onward to Crete

Today is a travel day! Yes folks, that means it’s time for more on-the-road photos. I began my day with one last cup of the worlds smoothest yogurt, and one final stroll through beautiful Fira. And I saw something over the buildings…

The first cruise ship of the season came in! And we got the hell out.

The students clog up the Santorini airport

Travel day interlude. Introducing a new section to travel day blogging: stealth profiles! Photos that only a day of travel (and lack of awareness that one is being photographed) can produce. Bonus: Factoids!

Bart: Loves Greek pseudo-Nutella; can’t find any

Marissa: In the fourth year of her PhD, and has more to show for her life than this 22-year-old undergrad!

Josh: Confused by a produce factory

Mike: He’ll wait.

After gathering up our luggage, it was off to the hotel on a nice cushy bus. This also served as a chance for us to see Heraklion.

You all know Crack-in-the-ground, Oregon. But do you know Hole-in-the-city-of-Heraklion? A view from a hotel room.

Next up was the Natural History Museum of Crete. First, we went over the itinerary for the next few days. Then we got to learn about the different ecological regions and biomes around the Mediterranean, rock types on Crete and in an unrelated topic, we learned about light. We also got to try out the shake table, an earthquake simulator.

Where’s the rest of Doug? Who knows, but he’s a geophysicist so the head is what counts.

Hey kids, what do Japan, Taiwan, and Chile have in common? That’s right—rich cultures!

We ended the night with a delicious group dinner. And group shots. Tomorrow, it’s time to hit the rocks.

“To the rocks!”

-Dylan and Noah