FSC Millport Week 17, 18 & 19

Whilst lockdown is easing around the UK things on the Island are pretty much the same. The last couple of weeks I've been helping Luke with his dissertation data collection, weeding, completing office jobs and enjoying cycling in the Nice weather. The Jellyfish in Luke's samples seem to be getting bigger! 

Rosie left on the 1st June to go back home to Switzerland as her Placement has ended so now It leaves Luke and I in Ravenscraig as Placement students. 

Beth had her 21st at the end of May and Luke turned 21 on the 5th June! I made him a Pokemon giant nutella cookie, we had a large fry up for breakfast and take away for dinner. 

     

A couple of weeks ago we had another BBQ in the nice weather and went for a swim from the Pier (very cold water!)

   

  

Recently we have had baking tasks for work over the weekends, last week I was the judge for Brownies, I gave a recipe and video instructions on how to make them and then had to judge them on the Monday.

 

Last weekend Luke and I went for an adventure up the Island to the Ravenscraig rock I can see out of the Kitchen window, we went a bit off the beaten track but managed to make it to the top for some stunning views and were slightly scratched by some brambles on the way down but it was a really nice day. 

  

 

 

 

This weekend I made a cake for our next baking challenge which is quite tasty! It's a simple sponge with chocolate chip and buttercream, decorated with Reece's Pieces. 

This Weekend I was super busy! On Sunday Christina, Luke and I went for a Snorkel under the Pier and it was really fun. It was still quite cold and the snorkel I was using wasn't great but we saw some really cool stuff, lots of jellyfish, deadmans fingers, sea sponges, sea squirts, anemones, starfish, some nudibranchs. We even saw Barnacle Penis! It's a marine biologist favourite fact that Barncales have the largest penis to body ratio of the animal kingdom. 

After our Snorkel Luke and I had some hot chocolate before retrieving his net we had put out in the morning. I then went for a Cycle towards Fintry Bay in the nice weather and then came back for dinner. 

Later in the evening the three of us decided to go on a walk to try and spot the otters because Christina had seen them the last two evenings. We didn't see the otters but we did see 2 porpoise and a couple of seals which was exciting!