Biomes 2008 Program Log


Members of the group take a break at the thermal pools of Pamukkale.

Photo: Erin Sams.


Monday 7 January - lower 30s no snow

0630    Depart Hiram

0715    at airport - check in

0900 C0 1457 CLE depart with breakfast - minus 3 hours

1105    SEA - Check in AS 76

1200    Lunch - at Alaska in airport

1300    Free

1545    AS 67 SEA depart via Ketchican and Sitka (late departing)

1940    JNU - Katie Palof greet - get vans - minus 1 more hour

2030    Canton House family Chinese meal

2130    Shop at Carrs and schlep luggage to Shrine

2300    All arrive at Shine - unpack - sit around fire, showers

 

Tuesday 8 January - partly sunny   mid 30s

0030    Bed

0700 - 0900  Variable arousal times -Breakfast

0900    Explore Shrine - sea lion, whales, ducks, auklets, gulls, vegetation

1115    Travel Writing Class  - Introduction

1215    Lunch - leftover chinese

1330    Biomes Class  - Life Zones, and temperate rain forest - assignment Peterson's guide

1430    Free - great whales

1815    Supper - roast turkey & chicken, David's stuffing, baked potatoes, bread, cranberry orange salad, Bavarian apple torte

1915    Free Time

2000    Fictions of Science Class  - von Humboldt and Hiram College - assignment Kehlmann 1-66

2050    Free

 

Wednesday 9 January - 12" snow overnight, partly sunny afternoon lower 30s

0800    Breakfast

0900    Free for reading

1200    Lunch - sandwiches & half hour pudding

1300    Free

1400    Mendenhall Glacier

1615    U Ak Bookstore & food shop, some to UAS library for e-mail

1745    Return to Shrine

1810    Chicken soup, green salad, sourdough and wheat bread, rote gruetsa and rice pudding

1915    Biomes Class - Biomes overview - climate & plants; Observations from Mendenhall

2015    Break

2030    Fictions of Science Class  - Kehlman chap 1 discussion of Gauss & von Humboldt - who are they?

2130    Free

 

 

Thursday 10 January - Field Trip all 3 classes - mostly sunny upper 30s lower 40s

0800    Breakfast to order - chef Troy; pack lunch

0930    Depart for UAS

1015    To wetlands at the airport

1030    Observe wetlands

1155    To Mendenhall Visitor Center

1210    Lunch at Center & visit center

1345    To Alaska State Museum  

1400    Native American artifacts

1530    Shop in Juneau

1730    El Sombrero Mexican Restaurant - Supper, with Katie Palof

1900    To Shrine or The Alaskan Hotel (then to The Imperial Saloon)

2215    Return to Shrine

 

Friday 11 January - partly sunny upper 30s

0830    Humpback, Pacific whitesided dolphins, harbor seals & Stellar's Sea Lions   feeding sightings from Shrine - all day

1000    Free to read

1200    Soup leftovers for lunch

1300    More sightings of cetaceans and pinnepeds

1415    Biomes Class  - Marine Biomes - Feeding Ecology of Marine Mammals

1515    Break

1530    Fictions of Science Class  - Kehlmann Chapters 2-5 & English translations of von   Humboldt - The Sea, The Teacher & The cavern

1630    Free for the evening

1800    Vegetarian Lasagna, tossed salad supreme, pan de beurre saisone, vin rouge de Australia, ice cream over lava (hot fudge sundae) cake

 

Saturday 12 January - snow upper 20s

            Mostly Free day

1200    Lunch - leftover soup, lasagna noodle with cheese sauce, sandwiches

1300    Travel Writing - Class

1400    Free

1430    Optional workout in town for some, Shop DT

1630    Return Free

1800    Katie, Chris and E-Bett for dinner - Baked Sockeye Salmon in Mustard Sauce, couscous, baguettes, green beens almandine, fudge brownies with ice cream

2000    Bill and Sharon Wilde - wildlife slides and stories of work in Alaska

2100    Free

           

Sunday 13 January - more snow - overcast no ferry trip to Skagway low 30s

            Wake up as desired

0930    Whales feeding off point with sea lions.  NOAA boat tagging whales

1200    lunch

1300    Free

1500    Optional Trip to end of road - aborted by deepsnow

1600    Free

1800    Pork Roast with marjoram, Boston brown bread, baked beans with bacon, couscous with caramelized onions and raisins, Date Bread with cream cheese

 

Monday 14 January - mostly sunny upper 30s

0730    Breakfast, pack lunches

0745    Shuttles to NOAA

0845    Mike Sigler - NOAA - The potential impact of climate change on Alaskan fisheries

0945    Ebett Siddon - NOAA - Arctic Underwater Research

1030    Tour of NOAA Museum - Bruce Wise - NOAA Auk Bay

1130    Group Shop at Safeway

1200    Lunch at NOAA

1257    Chris Siddon - Alaska State Fish and Game - Monitoring and estimating shellfish populations for commercial fishing

1345    Alex Andrews - NOAA - Estimating the trophic postion of the spiny dogfish based on carbon and nitrogen isotopes

1420    Tour of Chemistry Lab - Larry NOAA, Genetics Lab - Sharron Hawkins, Aquarium  Hiram '87 & NOAA

1512    Katie Palof ' 2003 & University of Alaska Fairbanks - Using population genetics of Pacific rockfish to determine fisheries policies

1545    Jim Murphy - NOAA - Early marine ecology of juvenile salmon in an age of climate change

1615    Return to Shrine

1800    Broccoli and Bacon Quiche, Salad Greens, Corn with thyme, Bread Pudding

1900    Clean Shrine and Free

 

Tuesday 15 January -  very snowy JNU low 30s; overcast SEA 40s

0700    Clean, pack lunches, load vans

0830    Shuttles to airport, post office, Fred Meyer for supplies

1130    Check in JNU-SEA

1400    Depart for SEA (delays 15 minutes about)

1730    Arrive SEA (about), get luggage, shuttle to Day's Inn in stages - ahead 1 hour

1815    Check in

1900    Dave's Diner (around the corner - great food)

2030    Free

 

Wednesday 16 January - mostly sunny in SEA, sunny in Kihei 70s and 80s

0700    Breakfast at Day's Inn

0800    Shuttle to Airport

0830    Check in

1030    Depart for OGG

1405    Arrive OGG behind 2 hours (5 total from CLE), get vans, condos

1700    Last group pick up group shop

1820    Green salad with cucumbers, carrots, fresh mangos, papaya, fresh rolls with turkey, ham and cheese, pumpkin cheesecake

1945    Free

 

Thursday 17 January - sunny 70-80s

0900    Science as Fiction class - Discussion of the cavern - literal and metaphorical,  Romaticism, the trip up the river, sexuality and what we know

1045    Break

1100    Biomes Class - Comparison of Tundra, Boreal Forest, Temperate Rainforest, Alaska species list

1215    Group shop, Snorkel shop

1345    Lunch

1445    Snorkel at Ulua Beach - in groups

1730    Return in groups

1910    Grilled tropical fish relish on Mahi Mahi, Orange Roughy; rice, green salad, bread squares, chocolate chip cookie squares

 

Friday 18 January - sunny 70s-80s

0830    Ed Lyman - Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary - Overview of humpbacks and some issues that threaten them.

1000    Observation of traditional Hawaiian fish culture methods (the oldest in the world)

1115    Free and lunch

1415    Snorkel at Ahihi Bay and observe Humpback whale breaching, tail lobing, flipper flapping and reproductive behavior

1600    Keone' o'io (Hawaii Historical District), lava fields, observations of leeward slope of Haleakela and rocky intertidal

1730    Return to condo

1930    Grilled burgers, marinated grilled chicken with pineapple, German potato salad, fresh fruit salad, chocolate chip cookie squares

 

Saturday 19 January - sunny 70s-80s

0900    Biomes - Discussion of Ocean Currents and Tropical Fish communities

0945    Prepare for Field Trip

1030    Swinging Bridges hike - Windward slopes, irrigation systems, lunch at pools

1600    Channelized streams at Wailuku, Ioa State Park - Hawaiian agriculture

1730    return

1900    Shish Kabobs marinated in teriyaki and lemon pepper, fresh fruit salad, Hawaiian Egg Nog Smoothies(a Biomes creation)

2000    Independent work on webpages

 

Sunday 20 January    sunny 80s

Free Day

1100    Group shop

1200    Return

1900    Supper with Ed Lyman and Kate; Hawaiian shrimp curry; mango chutney, fruit salad, green salad, baguettes, fresh pineapple upside down cake.

           

Monday 21 January   sunny 80s sunny

0900    Biomes course - Fish communities - Why Hawaii has fewer species but more endemic species

1000    Depart for Black Rock

1045    Arrive Black Rock - Snorkel, lunch

1300    Full breaching humpback whales off shore

1330    Depart for Condo

1430    Group shop and shop for swimsuits

1530    Return to condo - free

1900    Manicotti, green salad, baked cheese bread, pound cake with papaya cream

 

Tuesday 22 January  - very clear - clouds in afternoon at crater 40s to 80s

0630    Depart for Haleakela

0810    Arrive Visitor's Center

0850    First Group - Hike Sliding Sands & Halemau'u Hike- Observations of altitudinal gradient and microhabit changes

1715    Arrive 2nd Group Halemau'u trailhead

1850    Arrive at Da Kitchen - authentic Hawaiian food

2000    Return to Condo Free

 

Wednesday 23 January - 70s to 80s sunny

1000    Fictions of Science Class

1115    Finished

1145    Depart for Whale Watch

1215    Check in Whale Watch Prince Keiho

1430    Return from Whale Watch - free to pack work on classes

1900    Pizza and leftovers

2030    Finish packing and bed

 

Thursday 24 January 80s to 90s sunny

0415    van to airport

0625    Depart OGG

0700    Arrive Honolulu

0815    Check in Ohana Honolulu Airport Hotel - Breakfast

0930    Depart for Bishop Museum by bus

1030    Bishop Museum

1230    Lunch at Bishop Museum

1330    Free for visiting Honolulu or return to hotel - journal - mail packages home

1900    Eat at Japanese or Chinese restaurant

2000    Freee

 

Friday 25 January 70s when depart

0530    Van to Airport

0600    Check in

0855    Depart HNL

 

Saturday 26 January - overcast Tokyo and rainy Taipei

International dateline crossed

1310    Arrive Narita Airport Tokyo

1410    Board Plane depart NRT

1720    Arrive Taipei - eat at airport, check internet

2220    Depart TPE

 

Sunday 27 January - low 80s to low 90s , clear but smog

0110    Arrive BKK

0300    Check in Grand Ville

0900    Breakfast at Grand Ville

1030    Site visit - Wat Po, Grand Palace

1230    Free vegetarian noodle lunch in honor of Queen's sister

1315    Khao San Road arrange bus/boat to Ko Tao

1400    to Royal Barge Sheds

1515    Tour of Canals by barge

1630    Return to Grand Ville via Chinatown

1645    Free

1910    Supper in Chinatown - desert Chinese cookies and durion

2045    Return to Hotel

 

Monday 28 January - 80s to 90s but smog

0800    Breakfast at Hotel

0900    Biomes - summary of Hawaii and journal writing

1030    Free for journal writing

1150    Check out Hotel

1215    Tuk tuk to Train station - check baggage, purchase train tickets, book Ko Tao

1430    Lunch at train station - Thai Food

1500    Leave for Golden Buddha

1540    Walk to Grand Ville

1630    Minibuses to Khao San road

1700    On own for supper - shopping

1930    Depart for bus pick up

2030    Depart for Chumphon

 

Tuesday 29 January - sunny in 90s

0030    Rest stop

0530    Arrive dock at Chumphon

0700    Depart for Ko Tao

0830    Arrive at Ko Tao pick up by Ban's via Swangthaew (small pick up with benches)

0900    Arrive at Ban's Diving Resort at Hat Sai Ri - get bungalows

1030    Brunch at Ban's

1200    Free

1430    Snorkel off Ban's Beach

1600    Free

1800    Supper at Chopper's Bar and Grill - Katies Birthday with Blueberry Cake

1945    Free

 

Wednesday 30 January -90s overcast morning to full sun noon and beyond

0715    Meet for dive

0800    Depart for dive with Ban's - white rock 40 min and twin rocks 40 min

1230    Return - on own for lunch

1500    Review of Itinerary

1515    Class Fictions of Science - Alexander von Humboldt and ecology - seeing the patterns of nature

1545    Biomes Class - Dive group descriptions of species observed and group discussions of patterns - how does this compare with Hawaii

1745    Free

1900    Supper at Thai seaside restaurant

 

Thursday 31 January - 90s sunny

0800    Breakfast on own

0900    Depart by swangthaew for port

0930    Check in

1000    Express Ferry to Ko Pha Ngan

1200    Transfer Express Ferry  via stop at Ko Samui to Surat Thani

            Lunch on own on Ferry

1600    Transfer Bus to local bus company

            Early supper at stop

1630    Transfer swangthaew  and minibus to tourist bus company

1645    Wait for minivans

1815    Minivans to Jungle Hut at Koh Suk

2030    Arrive - supper at Jungle Hut

2130    Finished

 

Friday 1 February - 90s high humidity, sunny

0600    Up for observations of morning jungle sounds and sights

0800    Breakfast at Jungle Hut

0845    Depart via Swangthaew

0915    Trek through tropical forest with wet-dry season

1038    Observe Rafflesia site

1300    Chicken and Rice lunch on Bamboo with fresh pineapple lunch

1430    Visit Than Sawan 100 foot waterfalls and swimming

1530    Trek down river back to Jungle lodge

1830    Sign out visitor's center

1900    Shower pack

1945    Depart for Surat Thani - supper at highway rest stop

2215    Arrive Surat Thani train station

 

Saturday 2 February - sunny humid 80s-90s

0100    board train 2 hour delayed - 2nd class aircon sleepers

0715    tea, coffee, juice and toast on board

0845    Arrive Hua Hin

0910    Swangthaew to Hat Laem Sala - then to Tham Kaew cave

1100    Tham Kaew cave with Guides - calcite crystals on features

1230    Return to Hat Laem Sala for lunch at beach

1430    Boats to Forest Service Tents at National Park Beach

1515    Laundry at beach and free time

1630    Free or visit Tham Phraya Nakhon

1900    Supper at Beach Restaurant

2030    Free

 

Sunday 3 February - sunny humid 80s-90s

0600    Free or visit Tham Phraya Nakhon

0830    Pack

0930    Boats to Hat Laem Sala

1030    Swangthaew to Hua Hin

1130    Lunch and wait for train

1410    Train 3rd class to Bangkok

1930    Arrive late - get luggage, supper train station

2030    Public bus 49 to Best Western Swana

2100    Pack and Free

 

Monday 4 February - dense smog 50s-60s

0200    Up

0230    Minivan to Airport

0300    Check in

0550    IC 349 BKK

0840    Arrive DEL - customs

1015    Government Bus to YMCA

1055    Check in & Free

1200    Lunch on own & Free

1900    Supper at YMCA

2000    Free

 

Tuesday 5 February - cool 40s 50s and foggy

0530    Breakfast at YMCA

0600    To New Delhi Railway Station

0650    Dehra Dun Shatabdi IR 2017

1300    Arrive Dehra Dun

1345    Lunch at President Hotel

1445    Bus to Mussoorie

1600    Arrive Mussoorie - hike up 50degree incline with luggage

1700    Check in Hanifl Center

1800    Supper at Woodstock School Lunch Room

1930    Biomes Class - Plate Tectonics and the Tibetan Plateau

2000    Free

 

Wednesday 6 February - cool 40s-50s partly sunny morning rain afternoon thunderstorms

0715    Breakfast at Woodstock School Faculty Lunch Room

0830    Woodstock Assembly

0845    Tour of School - interviews with Journalism class

1030    Free for Journals

1045    Temperate Evergreen Broadleaf forest walk on Eyebrow- plant ID

            Libby Parkinson and Narab Nagarwalla

1230    Lunch Woodstock Faculty Lunch Room

1400    Biome Class - work on presentations for 5th and 11th grade on Biomes

1630    Afternoon Tea

1645    Continue presentation work

1730    Biome Class - Mountain soils and climate

1800    Supper at Woodstock School Lunch Room

1930    Free to work on computers - presentations

2100    Hot Chocolate at the home of Darab Nagarwalla

2200    Free

 

Thursday 7 February           cool high 40s overcast

0745    Breakfast at Woodstock Faculty Lunchroom

0830    Presentations to 5th grade class

0945    Free

1015    Morning Tea with cake

1030    Computer use for loading blogs and redoing presentations

1200    Packed lunch at alumni office

1310    11th Grade Environmental Science class presentations Libby Parkinson

1430    Return to Hanifl Center to pack

1645    Taxis to Dehra Dun

1810    Shop or relax Dehra Dun - Meet Mrs. Mody

1715    Supper Hotel

1830    Depart for train station

2030    IR 4042 Dehra Dun to Delhi

 

Friday 8 Feb  50s to 60s in Delhi overcast

0650    Arrrive Delhi - wait for next train

1240    IR 4311 Ala Hazrat Express Delhi Depart

1835    Arrive Jaipur - tuk tuk to hotel

2000    Leave for supper - walk and tuk tuk

2100    Supper at Bisshar Palace

2200    Walk to Classic Inn

2230    Classic Inn Sleep

 

Saturday 9 February - 50s to high 70s sunny with smog

0830    Breakfast at Classic Inn

0915    Biomes Class - Mountain Cultures as a reflection of Environment

1015    Tour of Jaipur

1115    Iswari Minar Swarga Sal

1150    Tripolia Gate & snacks

1200    City Palace

1345    Lunch on Street

1400    Jantar Mantar Observatory

1530    Hawa Mahal

1630    Change Money & Break - walk to supper

1715    Supper at Ganesh Restaurant on top of city wall

1640    Raj Mandar Theater - Bollywood Movie Sunday

2110    Walk to Hotel

2150    Arrive Classic Inn - pack and sleep

 

Sunday 10 February - 50s to high 70s sunny

0515    Walk to Train Station

0610    IR 2987 Jaipur to Bharatpur

0908    Arrive Bharatpur, purchase train ticket, arrange hotel

1015    Tuk tuk to Falcon Guest House

1045    Lunch

1300    Walk to Keoladeo Ghana National Park arrange bikes & guides

1400    Guided cycle tour through park

1900    Return to Falcon Guest House for supper

1930    Supper

2100    Free

 

Monday 11 February - coolish in 50s to 60s

0900    Breakfast at Falcon Guest House

1100    Tuk tuk to bus station

1145    Public bus to Agra

1345    Arrive Agra - Tuk tuk to Sheela Inn

1430    Group lunch at Sheela Inn

1600    Free

1930    Birthday Supper Steve Milcinovic PRVI Hotel

2100    Free

 

Tuesday 12 February cool 50s to high 70s

0515    Birthday pancake Steve Novotny & Breakfast

0615    Taj Mahal visit

0845    Group picture

0900    To Red Fort

0930    Visit Red Fort

1100    Tuk Tuk for Sheela Inn Lunch

1145    Pack for taxis

1200    Taxis to Bharatpur

1400    Wait for train

1545    IR 2060 Bharatpur to Sawai Madhopur

1845    Arrive - cantor to Tiger Safari Resort

2030    Supper at Resort

2130    Free

 

Wednesday 13 February - 40s in morning 70s in day

0500    Wake up Call

0530    Tea and Biscuits at Tiger Safari Restaurant

0610    Depart for Ranthambore National Park

0630    Arrive Ranthambore - check in - select route #1

0650    Begin Safari

1115    End Safari

1200    Lunch at Tiger Safari Restaurant - lunch outdoors

1330    Free Afternoon

1630    Biomes Class - Avian Ecology - Indian Birds as examples

1800    Supper at Tiger Safari Resort

1900    Free

 

 

Thursday 14 February - 40s at night 70s in day

1030    Group Breakfast at Tiger Safari Resort

1145    To Sawai Modhopur Train Station

1330    IR 2904 Golden Temple Mail Depart Sawai Modhopur

            Snacks and dinner on sleeper

 

Friday 15 February - 50s night 80s day - hazy

0535    IR 2904 Arrive at Bombay Central

0630    Max Chinais - find sleeping accommodations

0730    Masalla Tea with the Chinais and Welcome by Max

0900    Breakfast at Rolling Beans

1030    Free - lunch on own

1415    Tuk tuks to go out on Versova Fishing Boat - ferry to boat

1500    Fishing Boat tour on Arabian Sea - sightings of dolphins & fish

1700    Walk through Versova Fishing Village market

1800    Return - watch sunset over Arabian Sea - Free for own supper & evening

 

Saturday 16 February - 50s night 80s day - hazy

Biomes Spring Break

0800    Masalla Tea at the Chinai's

0845    Breakfast at Rolling Beans

0945    Shop at Mall

1330    Group lunch at Sharuz

1500    Free rest of day

 

Sunday 17 February - 60s night 80s day - hazy

Biomes Spring Break

0830    Breakfast

1000    Yoga Instruction

1115    Brunch courtesy of Andheri Lion's Club

1230    Free

1530    Wedding Begins including wedding supper

2130    Finished

 

Monday 18 February - 60s night 80s day - hazy

Biomes Spring Break

0800    Masalla Tea at the Chinai's

0845    Breakfast at Rolling Beans

0945    To Bombay - via SAGA

1130    Gate of India - Visit Taj Mahal Hotel

1200    Lunch at Alps

1400    Free to Shop & Return home

1900    Dinner at Legacy Chinese Restaurant

2030    Free

 

Tuesday 19 February - 60s night 80s day - hazy

Biomes Spring Break

0800    Masalla Tea at the Chinai's

0900    Breakfast at Rolling Bean

1000    Free

1730    Group picture

1815    Dinner at the Chinai's home

1930    Pack and rest

2330    Taxis to airport

 

Wednesday 20 February -high 70s night 90s day - clear mostly sunny

0330    UL142 Mumbai to Columbo

0600    Columbo

0700    UL101 Columbo to Male

0830    Arrive Male International Airport - ferry to Male

0900    Check in Mookai Hotel

0945    Free Lunch and Supper on own

1930    Fictions of Science - Paradigm Shifts and Perceptions - Alexander von Humbolt and the struggle over environmental determinism

2100    Free

 

Thursday 21 February - high 70s night 90s day- mostly sunny

0630    Breakfast at Kam Hotel

0745    Depart for dive

0845    Register for dive

0930    Dive and snorkel Giravaru caves

1130    Return Lunch - Giravaru resort

1400    Dive and snorkel Lion's Head

1600    Return to Male

1715    Shower

1815    Supper at Seahouse Maldives

1815    Free

 

Friday 22 February - high 70s night 90s day - mostly sunny

0800    Breakfast at Kam

0930    Class at Mookai - Biomes

            Fictions of Science -

1200    Individual Lunches & Free

1900    Lila's seafood buffet

2030    Free

 

Saturday 23 February

0700    Breakfast at Kam

0745    Depart for Faru Outside Atoll - snorkel and Dive

0830    Sand Bar at Club Med

1015    Faru Outside dive and snorkel

1130    Back to Male to fill tanks

1300    Eat on Boat at

1330    Snorkel at    reef

1400    Pick up tanks at Male

1530    Dive and Snorkel at

1630    Return to Male

1730    Free

1830    Dinner at Salsa Café

2100    Free

 

Sunday 24 February

0745    Breakfast at Kam

0900    Class meeting with Bev Macaloon U.S. Educational Advisor for the Maldives

1000    Free

1100    Walk around Male perimeter

1245    Arrive at Maldives Marine Research Center

            Dr. Adam

1345    Tour of Museum

1415    Lunch at Tea Shop

1545    Free

1800    Group Dinner at Dolphin's

2000    Free

 

Monday 25 February - hi 70s night, 90s day and hazy

0730    Breakfast at Kam

0830    Depart for Male Airport by boat

0845    Arrive Male Airport check in

1140    EK552 depart Male

1450    Arrive Dubai

1600    Bus to Panorama Deira Hotel

1630    Arrive at Hotel - arrange for transfer to Dubai Youth Hostel

1830    Depart for Youth Hostel via Youth Hostel Bus

1915    Arrive Youth Hostel

1945    Supper at Youth Hostel

2030    Free

 

Tuesday 26 February

Free Day

1900    Depart by minivan to Dhow supper tour

2000    Dhow Al-Sheraa supper tour on Dubai Creek

2245    To Youth Hostel by minivan

2330    Free

 

Wednesday 27 February

0830    Breakfast

0930    Fictions of Science - Night Thoughts

1100    Internet Café - Work on Blogs 1&2

1300    Lunch at Hostel

1400    Free

1500    Wait for minivan

1600    Depart for Desert Safari

1500    Begin Safari - Landcruiser desert bashing, sunset, camel ride, hooka & henna, supper belly dance

2100    To hostel by minivan

2145    Free

 

Thursday 28 February

0800    Breakfast

0930    Biomes class - comparison of wet-dry tropical forests

1015    Work on Blogs at internet café

1130    Lunch at internet café food court

1215    Depart for DBX by minivan

1540    EK 923 Depart Dubai

1745    Arrive Cairo - set up tour - minivans to hotel

2000    Arrive Pharaoh Egypt -

2030    Supper at hotel

2230    Free

 

Friday 29 February - hi 60s night, day high 70s hazy

0700    Breakfast

0800    Change money at Giza Pyramids Bank

0900    Sakarra Pyramids and Tombs

1100    Papyrus Shop

1230    Lunch at Restaurant overlooking Giza Pyramid

1400    Giza Pyramid - look over desert & growth of city

1600    Perfume Shop

1725    Arrive at Egyptian Museum

1830    Depart for Hotel

1930    Supper at Pharaoh Egypt

2100    Free

 

Saturday 1 March - night mid 50s, day overcast and hazy high 70s

Free Day

 

Sunday 2 March - night mid 50s Cairo, overcast in afternoon

0700    Breakfast at Pharaoh Egypt

0715    Depart for Airport

1110    MS 737 Depart Cairo

1325    Arrive Istanbul transfer by private bus

            Tour arranged in Turkey by Aysen Osem of Demre Tours

1600    Arrive Hotel Asur

1630    Orientation to Sultanahmet area--David Anderson

1830    Group supper 

2000    Free

 

Monday 3 March - night mid 50s, day mid 60s sunny

0730    Breakfast Hotel Asur

1000    Tour of Topkapi Palace with Hakan Kaner - examination of site in relationship to Viktor Jakob and the decline of classicism & the diversity of cultures

1230    Free for lunch

1400    Guided Tour of Blue Mosque - contrast with Hagia Sophia and cultural transitions--Hakan Kaner

1530    Free to explore Sultanhamet and Beyazit

 

Tuesday 4 March - night mid 50s, day mid 60s sunny

0730    Breakfast Hotel Asur

0830    Depart for meeting with Greenpeace at Taxim

0900    Tour of Taxim Square and pedestrian street - visit Catholic Church of  St. Anthony

1000    Greenpeace Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office - lectures on History of  Greenpeace, Mediterranean Water Quality Control and Marine Reserves, Renewable Energy and Forest Quality - Hilal Atici and Banu Dokmecioglu; secretary, Basak Grbuz  

1130    Return to Sultanahmet & free for lunch

1430    Tour of Hagia Sophia - Melding of cultures, architecture and environment

1600    Free

1630    Grand Bazaar -

2000    Free - visit with Evan Tachovsky - HC exchange student at Bosphorus University

 

Wednesday 5 March - night mid 50s, day partly sunny high 60s

0730    Breakfast Hotel Aysur

0930    Fictions of Science - Nights Thoughts - Book Structure and Discussion of the morality of museums

1130    Free for lunch

1400    Tour of Bosphorus by boat with students from Istanbul University

1700    Free

 

Thursday 6 March - overcast night high 50s, day high 60s

0700    Breakfast at Hotel Asur

0830    Depart for Troy via ferry at Gallipoli

1430    Lunch at Kardesler Restaurant - 4 course fish meal

1630    Depart to Troy

1700    Troy

1815    Depart Troy

2030    Arrive at Bacahan Hotel

2045    Supper

2200    Free

 

Friday 7 March - cool high 50s, day partly sunny low 70s

0830    Breakfast

1145    Jeep tour of Mt. Ida and Kazdag National Park - Adam Osem

1430    Cookout at Park

1630    Return to Hotel

1800    Free

1930    Supper at Hotel

2030    Free

 

Saturday 8 March - sunny, night 50s day low 70s windy

0800    Breakfast

0930    Depart for Bergama (historic Pergamon)

1230    Pergamon - Historic site visit

1400    Lunch at Kardeslar Restaurant in Bergama

1530    Depart for Pamukkale - rest stops and snacks

2030    Arrive at Hotel Ulum for supper

2230    Free - thermal hot springs pool at hotel

 

Sunday 9 March - sunny, night 50s, day high 70s

0730    Breakfast

0930    Pamukkale - Hieriopolis visit

1300    Travertine exploration

1415    Lunch at Antik Restaurant buffet

1545    Caudarium at Siparis Hotel red springs pool

1710    Free

1930    Supper at Hotel Ulum

2130    Biomes & ID - Uniformitarianism, Plate Tectonics, Hot Spots and Global Climate Change - What does our site tell us about the world?

2230    Free

 

Monday 10 March - partly sunny day mid 70s, night 50s

0700    Breakfast

0800    Depart for Ephesus

1130    Arrive Ephesus

1440    Lunch outside of Ephesus

1600    Visit Mary's home

1700    Drive to Izmir

1800    Arrive Izmir - Princess Thermal Hotel

1830    Taking the waters at the Agamemnon Baths (circa 3000 BCE)

1930    Supper at Princess Thermal Hotel

2100    Free

 

Tuesday 11 March - partly sunny low 70s day, high 50s night

0700    Breakfast

0830    Depart for Istanbul

1430    Lunch

1530    Continue to Istanbul

1830    Arrive Istanbul. Free to shop and pack

 

Wednesday 12 March - overcast Istanbul - overcast Berlin high 8 low 2

0800    Breakfast

1325    TK 1723  depart Istanbul

1525    Arrive TXL -Tegel Flughafen Berlin - BVW Strike - Taxis to Pension Funk

1700    Arrive Hotel Pension Funk -

1800    Food Money and free

 

Thursday 13 March - high 9 low 2 - mostly cloudy some rain

0800    Breakfast

0900    Intro to Berlin

0930    Biomes - Mediterranean Scrub Woodlands

1030    Free to do wash and free rest of day

 

Friday 14 March - partly cloudy, rain - high 9 low 1

0800    Breakfast

0900    Fictions of Science -Night Thoughts of a Classical Physicist -

1030    Break

1045    Biomes - Deserts

1330    Das Alte Museum - Egyptian and Antiquities collections

1530    Pergammon Museum

1730    Die Neue Wache: Schinkel & neo-classicism

1830    Supper

1930    Staatsoper - Tchaikovsky ballet

2100    Free

 

Saturday 15 March - mostly cloudy, high 9 low 1

0800    Breakfast

0900    Fictions of Science -Night Thoughts of a Classical Physicist - Themes

1000    Biomes - Tropical Savannahs - Temperate Grasslands

1130    Free

1330    Depart for Natural History Museum (Naturkunde)

1500    Natural History Museum

1700    Supper in Hauptbahnhof

1800    St John's Passion at the Berliner Dom

2030    Return to Pension Funk

 

Sunday 16 March - showers high 8 low 2

Free day

 

Monday 17 March - partly sunny high 8 low 0

Free day

 

Tuesday 18 March - sunny somewhat overcast high 5 low -3

0800    Breakfast

0900    Fictions of Science - Copenhagen and the uncertainty principle in physics and in life

1100    Free

1330    Field trip to Schloss Charlottenburg - Historic rooms

1600    Museum fuer Vor- und Fruehgeschichte - the Schliemann Collection

1700    Free

1900    Depart for early music concert

2000    Cantus Coelln in the Konzerthaus ("Church Year 1680")

2140    Walk to Brandenburg gate: Platz des 18ten Maerz - (imbedded in account of 1848 revolution  Measuring the World)

2220    The Holocaust Memorial

2245    Return via rebuilt Potsdamer Platz

 

Wednesday 19 March - partly sunny high 6 low -5

0800    Breakfast

0900    Fictions of Science - Copenhagen - Themes - knowing another person and family relationships

0930    Biomes - Urban Biomes - Agroecosystems

1045    Free

1330    Depart Botanical Garden

1500    Botanical Garden - Greenhouses

1715    Free

 

Thursday 20 March - partly sunny high 10 low -3

0630    Breakfast

0700    Depart S-Bahn Zoo to Hauptbahnhof

0730    Wait

0822    IC 2072 Berlin Hauptbahnhof

1023    Hamburg HBF arrive

1042    S1 to Blankenesse

1119    286 Bus to Falkenstein

1125    Arrive Elsa Braendstroem Haus check in

1300    Mittagessen

1400    Intro to EBH and Hamburg

1430    Biomes Class - Temperate Deciduous Broadleaf Forests and Microhabitats

1545    Coffee and cake

1600    Walk through riparian zone Elbe - forest - sand - city

1800    Abendbrot

1900    Free    

 

Friday 21 March - mostly overcast, some sun high 10 low 0

0800    Breakfast & free

1230    Mittagessen

1640    Pack lunch for Opera

1700    Depart for Hamburgische Staatsoper

1900    Don Giovanni - Mozart

2230    To Blankenesse

2330    Free

 

Saturday 22 March - overcast high 10 low -5

0800    Breakfast - free

1800    Elbe River Shore Easter Fires (optional)

 

Easter Sunday 23 March - sunny high 8 low -1

Free

 

Easter Monday 24 March - overcast high 5 low -2, Snow!

0730    Breakfast

0816    Bus to S-Bahn

0905    IR Zug - Depart Hamburg Hbf

0950    Arrive Luebeck

1040    Bach Cantata at St. Jacobikirche

1200    Lunch at Schiffergesellschaft

1315    Heliggeistspital -Camino de Santiago de Compostella

1330    Marienkirche  

1430    Buddenbrooks House

1520    To Train Station

1607    IR Zug

1657    Arrive Hamburg Hbf, SBahn to Blankenesse, bus to EBH

1800    Abendbrot delayed

1900    Abendbrot

1930    Free

 

Tuesday 25 March - overcast high 4 low -3, snow overnight

0800    Breakfast

0900    Bus to Lueneburg

1030    Tour of Lueneburg

1200    Lunch at Justicia Buffet

1245    Free to Shop

1330    Bus to Bergen-Belsen through Lueneberge Heide

1445    Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

1645    To EBH

1815    Supper

1900    Free

 

Wednesday 26 March - overcast high 6 low -2 Heavy snowfall

0800    Breakfast

0900    Biomes - Wrap up of coral reef, continental shelf, mangroves and freshwater aquatic

1000    Group work on major theme of Biomes course based on experience

1030    Course evaluation

1100    Group summary of biomes

1125    Fictions of Science -The Physicists - Pyschology, controlling knowledge and responsibility

1230    Mittagessen and Free

1800    Abendbrot

 

Thursday 27 March -

Individual Departures


Dennis Taylor, David Anderson, Daniel Factor and Erin Sams
andersondr at hiram.edu
taylordj at hiram.edu
updated 4 May 2008