What a start

Left Midland at 5 a.m. May 16th, arrived in Shannon, Ireland 7 a.m. May 17th. Loaded into a bus that morning and departed for our base camp which is the petersbourg education centre. We're four to a room with our own bunks, locking cabinet , one drawer , and a shower/bathroom. In order to get us on the right sleep schedule , we proceeded to go about and do some fairly easy geology exercises to keep us awake. We did a basic rock identification of two outcrops  . After that is was sweet, sweet sleep.

Second day, started with breakfast consisting of  of milk and cereal, rice Krispees, and instant garbage coffee. We also pack our own lunches in the morning,  so we can eat them in the field. Different lunch options were tuna, ham, turkey and peanut butter and jelly. Last nights dinner was baked chicken with mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots, and bread. We'll see what tonights dinner brings. Along with a sandwhich, there were muffins , and fruit. Todays excursion included seeing some  z fold metamorphic marble . 

We also ran into some locals as we entered the "property" ,after seeing us and the local professor from Galway University explained we were geology students and then the locals demanded we talk to them as they wanted to find out what part of the U.S. we were from. 

As the town is about a kilometer away I'll see if myself and other will brave in and see what the town has  to offer.