Sunday, 7 April 2013

Petone Beach Field Trip

Petone Beach


So my sedimentology class had a field trip to the other side of Wellington harbour to look at tidal and wave processes of the beach and determine past climates. ON A SUNDAY! I wouldn't have minded much but I had to get up at 6:30am on a Sunday and get a $9 bus out to Petone!



Wellington City from across the Harbout


My group taking notes - Super cold!

The weather was pretty bad - blowing a gale, raining and it was freezing cold! I really don't know how people wore shorts... seriously. At one point my group had to take some cars to the far end of the beach it was kind of weird getting in to cars with the lectures and then back with three New Zealanders I didn't know. But they were all really nice! Some cool people on that trip. Thankfully we got to go home early - and getting the train back to Wellington was only $5.50! Bargain! : P


Stormy View of the Harbour from the train back

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