Merry Christmas/Happy holidays everyone.
There are a few more days left in 2016, so still time left for something amazing to happen, but I thought it's about that time that some of us reflect on the year that has been.
I purposely listed best find and trip separately, sometimes finding something awesome makes for your best trip, sometimes a best trip is all about the experience - the locality, the people or the challenge.
At at least that's how it works for me. My best trip was an overnight trip up the North Canterbury coastline at the start of the year:
I didn't really find anything of note but it was quite an adventure and I also learnt a lot about the local geology. I'll never forget the peaceful solitude of camping under the stars by the crashing surf:
My best find is a tough call between a dolphin skull I found earlier this year on this trip and a large shark vert I recently found:
Both aren't prepped yet. I'm hoping to get them CT scanned before touching them with a scribe or chisel.
Im hoping to get them shipped to Australia for scanning and prep.
Looking forward to hearing others experiences of 2016.