Position: 42°38 17″N 0°00’00″E Swallows are one of the great migratory birds. Small as they are European swallows will fly over 6,000 miles to winter in South Africa. Then they fly back for summer in Europe. Barn swallows are one …
Position: 37°53’09″N 1°32’55″W The soughing of an uphill breeze as it catches a canopy of pines is a unique sound. Deciduous forests sound different. Leaves rustle, but they also quietly rattle and click against each other. Pine needles by comparison …
Position: 41°47’50″N 87°35’06″W 1968 was an ugly year in America. Here’s what I remember about it: My grandfather died in January. He and my grandmother had come out to Chicago for Christmas. It was perhaps the most extravagant Christmas I …
Position: 7°36’40″N 98°36’39″E Protesters love their country. But, just as in any family that has a relative with self-destructive habits, protestors want their country to change for the better. Their way of doing it is by forcing an intervention. Refugees …
Position: 18°4’28″N 63°5’19″W A year ago, we set sail from St Martin to cross the Atlantic. I was shit scared. But I knew at some point you have to choose: go forward or live in infamy. I had three crew …
Position: 37°35′49”N 0°58′48”W Our neighbours’, Michael and Karen’s, dog Albert fell ill a few weeks ago. Albert is a King Charles spaniel. He was distressed and in pain. His back legs had failed him, and he couldn’t walk. Michael asked …
Ever wonder how Mike keeps his hair trimmed on the boat? We didn’t think so. Here’s a clip (har! har!) of Mike cutting his own hair. It’s dangerous work, but someone has to do it. For those of you missing …
Position: 28° 33′ 22″N 77° 5′ 59″E This week’s blog dates from May 09, 2008. It recalls some impressions of my last business trip to India. I’ve posted some of my favorite photos from that trip. Finding this piece was …
Position: 37° 35′ 49”N 0° 58′ 48”W Following nearly seven weeks of isolation there are signs of life returning to Cartagena. Spain is second only to the United States for the total number of active cases, and tragically Spain’s death …
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