Means of transport

Almost all Geology field activities are based in the observation and description of materials and processes in contact direct with the environment. Thus, we mean by transport all means to travel and move as near as possible to the area to study. Excluding weather influence and economic cost, the most usual means of transport have some “advantages” yet also some “handicaps”:

On foot	Advantages	Handicaps
	bigger contact with the environment suitable for near trips	unsuitable for far destinations inappropriate for very long trips group division due to different speeds

Bicycle	Advantages	Handicaps
	more attractiveness suitable to stop anywhere appropriate for short trips	little practical and dangerous for large groups more risk in busy roads possible small breakdowns

Private car	Advantages	Handicaps
	bigger autonomy accessibility in the approximations to the stops suitable for almost all the environments	unsuitable for very large groups larger risk for inexperienced drivers few possibilities of working out of the stops

Train	Advantages	Handicaps
	possibility of working during the trip suitable for long distances gives the chance of watching the landscape	limited to possible routes and stops conditioned by schedule bothering passengers

Coach	Advantages	Handicaps
	allows defining an accurate itinerary appropriate for school groups adaptable to timetable	difficulties to approach some outcrops useless for small groups

Metropolitan transport	Advantages	Handicaps
	suitable for urban trips useful for individual access	non-existent for intercity routes unpractical for large groups