MaMa Course 2026 Blog
Eating an icecream to celebrate 150 years of NIOZ
The first days of “island life”
Jack Silke - Climate Physics, UU
Mudflats, crabs and seaweed labs – it feels like we’ve seen it all since landing on the island just a couple of days ago. As much as I hate getting up before 7am, the early morning starts have definitely been worth it. I managed to fulfil my childhood dream of being Jack Sparrow, when we went out on the Wadden Sea aboard the research vessel HA1 Wantij. “Island life” has been super varied so far, with time at sea, visits to the tidal mudflats, as well tours of the NIOZ facilities.