Sunday, April 28, 2013

l'hydroptere in Alameda

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The French boat l'hydroptere is currently in Alameda being overhauled at Nelson Marine before heading to LA where the team will try to b...

Five Gyres and More

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 I saw this photo of kayakers on facebook and the thing that popped into my head unbidden was, Plastic Gyre.  Of course this isn't ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Sausalito, Houseboats and Rowboats

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A woman who will be building a kayak with me gave me a tour of her housboat community in Sausalito.  I took some photos of the houseboats an...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Eating Mesquite

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The mesquite is a small leguminous tree that grows throughout the American Southwest.  It blooms early in the year and then, late in the yea...

The Problem with Food

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Recently, a friend gave me a few packages of fresh herring.  Herring were running in San Francisco Bay and he had caught and frozen about...
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Grinding your Own

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 A year ago or so we ran out of coffee while camping and while in town, picked up some more coffee.  I checked the bag that the coffee was...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Preparing for the Apocalypse

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Screen shot from the video game, The Last of Us, published by Naughty Dog The creative arts are often a good indicator of a culture'...
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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Sea Otters, the Dark Side

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A male sea otter was making unwanted advances on a sea lion at Moss Landing, CA.  The sea lion took refuge on the back of a kayak that hap...
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Never Mind the Plastic Problem

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See my previous post about the problem of plastic polluting the oceans. This post here, is a never mind disclaimer to that post.   Stay ...
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Our Plastic World

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I saw a link to this video on Facebook the other day. http://vimeo.com/8177268 Far as I can tell, it's a promo for a k...