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Monday, February 4, 2013

Alexandra Shackleton Lands on South Georgia Island

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Tim Jarvis and crew have landed where Sir Ernest Shackleton and crew landed in 1916 after an 800 mile journey from Elephant Island, Antarct...

What does your desk look like?

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Linked In had this cute series today of some famous people's desks.  None appealed to me.  Not Branson's palm trees, not Pickens bu...
Friday, February 1, 2013

Alex Thomson Tells it Like it is - Vendée Globe 2012-2013

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finishing at les Sables D'Olonne, France Alex Thomson, the engaging British sailor took a third in the Vendee Globe - Around the Worl...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Cod's End?

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Image by Neal Parent Gloucestermen Mark Kurlansky's wonderful book Cod showed how important was the fish in the history of t...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Alexandra Shackleton: halfway to South Georgia Island

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Baz Gray at the helm, Day 6      Halfway

Wind Chill - Ice boating on Ft. Peck Lake, Montana

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Fort Peck Lake is a 141 mile reservoir created by the dam of the same name on the Missouri River in Montana.  Perfect for Iceboating.  If y...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

Hunter Island sanctuary -Pelham Bay Park

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Hunter Island sanctuary, Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx is a regular haunt of mine - a salt marsh, glacial outcroppings, and a protected bay...

Shackleton Epic | Stormy Weather

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The Shackleton lifeboat replica crew is seasick, tired, wet, and hungry.  And their electricals (radio, AIS) are on the fritz. Blogger Jon S...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Shackleton Epic | Water water everywhere

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The Alexandra Shackleton in a modest swell Shackleton Epic | Water water everywhere : The first 24 hours are smooth and slow in light ai...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Alexandra Shackleton departs Elephant Island

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The Alexandra Shackleton - replica of the Endurance lifeboat the James Caird - has departed Elephant Island bound for South Georgia Island ...