We reached the decision point, while on a brisk sleigh ride ENE. Seemingly non-intuitive, we decided to exit the Gulf Stream while riding along at a respectable 8 knot clip. It didn’t feel right. However, to avoid getting slammed by yet another northerly around Cape Hatteras we cut diagonally across the Gulf Stream speedway on …
Category: Thoughts
Elon – Brief Update
Update to the update... Just another day after publishing the following post we received another email. Paraphrasing: "You are being offered a discount for purchasing a new "high performance" dish, and with discount only costs $1,900. Oh, and if you don't take our generous offer, your standard dish will become non-functional on the water." Incredible. …
Daring Dive Day
Kelly and I caught a bug - a really strong one too. No, not the viral kind. We seem to be possessed by a dark closed-cell foam rubber force, fed by a 3,000 psi tank of air. Since achieving our “Open-Water" scuba certification we just can't get enough here in the warm and clean Caribbean …
Whisker Pole Saga (Resurrection)
I’ve been pondering witty titles for this post, all on the subject of repairing a chafed pole. But decided on just settling for a basic matter-fact, not-too-cheeky version, not adding to the epidemic clickbait we all see now. “An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. …
Deeper in Statia
Another surreal experience. Do you remember the first time you rode a bicycle? I recall darkness falling on a warm summer evening, still riding up and down the street, not wanting to stop; I didn’t want to lose the thrill, afraid I wouldn’t be able to ride again the next day. That evening I laid …
