In preparation for our jellyfish & plankton sampling cruise, Emily and I go to a sea survival course.


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01busstation
We start
at the St Andrews Bus Station
02bus
And take the bus...
03dundee
...to Dundee train station
04train
We take the train
05glasgowstation
To Glasgow Queen Street
and head out into...
06glasgow
...Glasgow
to walk the few blocks to...
07glasgowcentra
Glasgow Central Station
08annetrain
Anne
on the train to Largs
09emilytrain
Emily on the train
Emily is doing her Masters project with me
10largstrain
We get off at
Largs
11ferry
Where we take
the Ferry
12cumbrae
To Cumbrae
13sportscentre
And walk to National Centre Cumbrae
a watersports centre
14room
We have a bunk room
15horse1
From which we can see
a horse
16horse2
And more horses
17lounge
Our cabin
has a lounge
18mainbuilding
The next morning
we go to the main building
19class
For class
which starts with lectures
20liferaft
Then we see
how many people can fit in a life raft
21lunch
They give us lunch
22wait
After which
we wait for the ferry
23housemartin
And watch
house martins
24ferry
We take the ferry
25largs
Back to Largs
26dog
And see a very fluffy dog
which we meet again later
27icecream
We stop for
some icecream
28vikings
Then go to Vikingar!
A viking tourist place
29village
We change in the
"Changing Village"
30pool
And practice stuff in the pool
2circle
We make a circle
7pullemily
I practice pulling
an "unconscious" Emily
3emilysplash
To practice high seas
Emily splashes me (I'm off to the right)
1intro
We get introduced to
liferafts
4helpin
And help each other in
5swooshin
Swoosh!
In I go!
6seanconnery
Sean Connery...
not really. But he did look and sound somewhat like him.
8unconsiousin
We also practice
getting an "unconscious" person in the liferaft.
9flipover
And flipping over the liferaft
31train
We leave on the train
32dogagain
Which the dog also takes
33tardis
On the way home
we pass a Tardis in Glasgow

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