Karbon Footprint

Souda! I’m alive! I’ve come back from my Geography field trip in Malham. It’s basically in the middle of nowhere, with sheep. And cows! It was so much fun. The journey was 8 hours, but most of it passed by rather quickly. I played Brain Age and my age is apparently 36. I also camera whoring through the whole trip. Here’s a few selections:

When we got there, they had muddled my rooms around. Not like I really cared as I didn’t know anyone in any of my rooms. I only slept in my bedroom twice, the rest I slept in my friends room in the High Stables. The High Stables was the most modern rooms on the estate, but to get there, you had to walk up a badly lit path up a hill in the middle of the woods. At night, the path was literally pitch black, with the occasional lamp lighting the way. In my friends room, I slept on the floor. There was two of use on the floor, and the rest were sleeping on the beds. I didn’t mind, the beds were uncomfortable anyway. My friend took a few videos of us messing around:

The reason we went on this trip was to gather data for our coursework. On the first full day, my group went to the rivers and took measurements. Even though they were small tributaries, they were still very deep in places. I nearly slipped a few times. It was a long trek to each of the sites we had to take measurements from, but it was so amusing. We personified the river into a female called Evangeline. She was a complete slut demon. At the end, we had to walk back to the minibus but my group walked so slow that the others had already got on the minibus while we were still walking down the hill towards the road. We skipped our way back.

On the second day, we went on a long trek to the village of Malham. The views were spectacular. I really enjoyed walking along this rocky gauge. The path was so narrow that if you slipped, it was a long drop down. There was also this limestone pavement that offered beautiful views over the village of Malham and the surrounding land. Just beneath the limestone pavement was Malham Cove, a popular site with tourists. It was basically a cliff face, and the inspiration of the book "The Water-Babies" (the author also stayed at the house we were staying at).

On the third day, a small group of us visited Janet’s Foss, Gordale Scar and another excursion to Malham. Janet’s Foss and Gordale Scar are both waterfalls. Janet’s Foss was just like a fairytale. Gordale Scar was enclosed in this imposing ravine. They both offered amazing photo opportunities. It has made me appreciate nature so much more.

All in all, it was a very fun trip. I’ve taken so many photos that I don’t have the time to post any more.