Tuesday
Feel the Bottom Structures

We ate our picnic lunch at a nice, friendly hotel and then went off up the stream to look at an unconformity. Climbing across the stream from boulder to boulder required stout walking boots and a reasonably good sense of balance. Stopped at an interesting road cutting on the way back and sat on the barrier sketching the folds and faults. Sitting down and trying to draw what you see forces you to look carefully. Even if you can't draw well, you end up spotting things you would otherwise miss. Went up close. While Jane was talking to us, we noticed Christophe hopping up and down, clearly bursting to tell us something but not wanting to interrupt Jane.

"Come and feel my bottom structures" he called.

We all rushed over and obediently ran our fingers over the underside of this piece of rock. Yes, it was definitely rippled. Maybe my sense of touch is refining, I shall have to try feeling some slickensides again.