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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Issuma: Icebergs!

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It is in the summer that the bergs float far south.  Whales and dolphins abound too on the Labrador coast.
Monday, July 19, 2010

John Donne - for whom the bell tolls

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James Fallows, thinking about Dick Cheney's new artificial heart , (an LVAD )was prompted to think about John Donne's famous reflect...

Issuma: her builder joins the crew

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They're getting into the high latitudes now:  Latitude:  53 6.9'N Longitude:  55 47.9'W That's nearing the equivalent of C...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

Obamas on Frenchman's Bay

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I love Frenchamn's Bay.  My first visit to Maine in 1984 was a stay on Hancock Point, on Frenchman's Bay, near Bar Harbor.  That is ...
Friday, July 16, 2010

Obamas on Cadillac Mountain

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I would like to know what body of water that is.  Perhaps Blue Hill Bay?  or Hancock Point, Frenchman's Bay?  I hope they are buying lo...

Issuma: Labrador Sea

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Hugging the coast of Labrador  to avoid a gale at sea.  There's not much shelter here .  I don't know what the next stop is.  The da...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Issuma: Auspicious arrival in Newfoundland

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July 12, 2010 arrival

The Art of Opening a Clam

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Willis Avenue Bridge - underway, under tow

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Three tugs tow the new Willlis Avenue Bridge span from West Hurley, up the Hudson near Albany, on its way down to its new position on the ...

Pres. Bush's boat runs aground at Gooch's Beach, Kennebunk

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Fidelity IV I know that you are blind in the fog.  But he's got a 38 foot boat and a GPS and radar, it appears.  How do you miss the Ke...