The presentations of interest to Brian were scattered throughout the day, so we stayed relatively close to the hotel and conference center. This gave us time to fix the blog (sorry I got so mixed up on the days! I blame jet lag.)
Fortunately, he had a long time slot in the middle of the day, and we found a five-star restaurant for lunch on the other side of the park. Another lovely walk through there!
Usually we don’t take photographs of food, but this exception is because, well, it’s pretty. But mostly because Brian said he would try to make something similar at home sometime. (I’m holding him to that!)
On the way back through the park, we met a friend of Brian’s who he met at a previous Goldschmidt conference field trip in 2007. Her outfit beat Clare’s for science and style because the pattern of the cloth is from a photograph of a thin section of a meteorite! She said it is from a company in the UK where she lives now. Clare hopes to find something like that someday. Thanks Heather!
There are some narrow arms of the lake, some suitable for paddleboats.
On the science side, Brian posted a press release for the macOS version of the USGS model PHREEQC; this was completed just prior to the meeting and is a available for free from his company, Visions of Quality.
Although the Goldschmidt Conference continues through Friday, we are leaving Lyon for the Jura region of France to meet our friends.
Bunch of Geeks go Traveling 
Way to get Phreeqy folks. The thin section of a meteorite reminds me of looking at thin sections of moon rocks in my petrology class at Michigan. Zero weathering or alterations at the grain contacts. Say it ain’t so. I’ll look now for a swim suit with the same image. Cheers!
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