In from Sydney, out to Vancouver, with a hike in the middle, and some research and service.
Great Walk #9: not a walk at all, but a 145km canoe trip down the Whanganui River, with gentle rapids. We got there using public transit.
In from Sydney, out to Vancouver, with a hike in the middle, and some research and service.
March has two Canadian circuit judo tournaments: Pacific International and Edmonton International. I also stopped by Waterloo for two days and took care of some business.
I’m really not experiencing large blocks of unstructured time right now, particularly with all the reviewing I’m doing. But it is true that I don’t have any teaching to prepare, at least.
In any case, I haven’t had time to write the January report, or a report on all of 2023, having been in Sydney and then almost immediately onto the Travers-Sabine Circuit in early February. Well, February is only half over! Though at this rate I should start the March report.
About the history of engineering: the Canadian Iron Ring Ceremony and the Quebec Bridge disaster.
Travel month with Wilderness First Responder and Avalanche Skills Training 2, and Christmas in Montreal.
PLDI submission and trip to New Caledonia. Just the routine.
How the sausage is made: Brendan O’Dwyer writes about building the Paparoa Great Walk on NZ’s West Coast.
Mostly working on a NSERC Discovery Grant application and travelling to referee in Winnipeg and Scarborough, with a stop in Waterloo.