So, I am pretty sure that we are in Croatia as a side vacation and they just added in a little project to make it seem legit. Now, don't think that I am complaining because I am most definitely not. It has been a pretty sweet field trip. This morning we actually did some work. We followed this thrust fault across the island. It is an interesting fault because, although the island has almost all limestone as its bedrock (that combined with the tiny amount of rainfall results in a very thin layer of soil throughout most of the island), there is marl (clay, basically) on the other side of this fault. That means that on the marly side the soil is way thicker and is also much more fertile. It was very interesting. After we collected 3 samples we headed to lunch. A picnic lunch. On the beach. It was great. We made sandwiches and headed out into the water. What made it even better was the fact that we had brought some snorkels and masks. We spent the entire afternoon in the water looking at fish and jumping off boulders. Who said being a scientist was hard work? :D We did do a little bit of geology along the beach, however. there was one area where there are red/pink rocks (the only place on the whole island) and there were some crazy awesome fossils. We did a short lecture there and headed back home.
Once home the girls decided to go out into town and hang out. We bought some pastries (doughnuts with awesome chocolate in the middle) and walked around. I bought some lavender oil from an old lady (they are known for their lavender) and we watched the kids play around in the piazza. Dinner was stuffed peppers and mashed potatoes. There happened to be a small festival going on downtown so we headed back there after dinner to see what was happening. There was a showing of the small old boats and there was a concert in the opera house. I felt like such a techie when I was looking at the lights and realizing how many robotic lights, LED lights, and normal lights they had along with the way that the man was lighting the people singing (green light on faces that are not supposed to look sick???  Really?)
Tomorrow is boat day! I am hoping we get back early enough to get some photos up on the internet/ uploaded onto my computer.