A Trip to Caños de Meca

Location of Caños de Meca

    Hello avid readers of the United States. Many of us are preparing our things for an exciting 21 ½ hour trip back to MinneSNOWta. This includes last minute cleaning, frantic packing (lets get those bags down to 50 lbs), and attempting to enjoy our final day in Estepona. But before I get the opportunity to enjoy all of this fun filled activities I had one final adventure on my last day at SIS. This was an exciting field trip to Caños de Meca.  

Two SIS student working hard at studying the landscape
and not falling into the Atlantic

      This was about a one-hour and 15-minute drive from Sotogrande International School. This trip was with my M5 students (15-16 year olds) to investigate an area of Spain for evidence of tsunami! The purpose of the trip was to measure rocks dimensions and shape, determine where most rocks were located on the peninsula, and decide if there is evidence of a tsunami that hit this region of Spain hundreds of years ago. In this fieldwork students looked at 4 different areas and compared them to each other.

Some fun games on the field trip

     While this was a very educational trip, we also managed to have a lot of fun that included creating fun ball games and a trip to a local café. Students also took in the beautiful scenery and an opportunity to get the feet in some sand. We also lucked out with weather. It was a sunny 19 degrees Celsius with limited winds. 

      I wish that I had more time here at SIS to see our results and see how my students analyzed their data. With that said, I am still excited to see all of you fun folks back home and I am ready to trade sand castles for snow forts! Bring on the snow and be prepared for some snowball fights! 

See You Soon,

Drew Ingvalson