A year and a half ago I started this blog. About a year ago I stopped writing. Sure, there were some reasonable explanations for that, working on a ship was hard enough without extra hobbies. But mostly, all of that was practice for when I got to where I am now: American Samoa. I will... Continue Reading →
Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula
A road trip to and from the coastal town on the northern tip of the Olympic Peninsula
Arica, Chile
A quick couple of days back in Chile
Stratus Buoy Deployment and Recovery
As I mentioned in the start of this post, our current project involved recovering an old oceanographic research buoy and deploying a new one in its place. This is an annual recurrence and the buoy is part of what is called Stratus project, due to the persistent stratus clouds in this area. Stratus clouds are low... Continue Reading →
Disclaimer and the Reality of Internet at Sea
Don't worry. I didn't forget about the blog. In fact, I've got four pretty awesome entries drafted right now. The fact is that satellite internet is a fickle fiend. And it's impossible to upload photos when the entire ship is sharing 128Mb/s bandwidth. So standby to standby. Port call in Arica, Chile next week, and... Continue Reading →
Panama City, Panama
Four hours in Panama City.
Panama Canal Transit
Crossing from the Atlantic to Pacific.
Panama Canal, Panama
Getting ready for my first transit through the Panama Canal!
Shem Creek
Boardwalks and restaurants.