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Report From Onboard Jenny
Saturday, March 26, 2011 2:19:09 PMLocation: St. Petersburg Muni MarinaLatitude is 29 degrees 53.754 minutes north.Longitude is 81 degrees 18.584 minutes west.This weather observation was taken on Saturday, March 26, 2011 2:21:11 PM local time.Obser…
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Two Weeks Later
Two weeks after northeastern Japan was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami, the cost of the disaster is becoming clearer. The Japanese government has estimated the direct damage at as much as $310 billion, making it the world’s costliest-ever natural disaster. As of today, more than 10,000 deaths have been confirmed and another 17,000 people remain missing.
Story and photographs here… Japan: Two weeks later.
Story and photographs here… Japan: Two weeks later.
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Manatees
Those cute cuddly teddy bears of our southern waterways. All us boater types enjoy gawking at them as they unassertively paddle around the marinas and estuaries down here in Florida. But, few know that they can be quite humorous as shown in the youtube below.
Upgrades
We have been talking about getting a HD Tv to replace the small Sony NTSC Tv that came with Jenny. I got a BluRay player last year through VISA points and it came with a full 7.1 surround system. Over the next year or so, we plan to be in the sta…
Ski Season Grand Finale
Today is day 4 of our week long adventure at “Mike Wiegle Heli Skiing” in Blue River B.C.This is a spectacular operation tucked between the Cariboo and Monashee mountain ranges. Each day we are skiing in a group of 10 along with 2 guides.&n…
Nothing new to report
Company has left and things are settling back into the normal groove; which is nice.Found this interesting little music streaming site. Check it out Stereo Mood Music for any occasion if you like their rather obscure playlist.Anyway… here’s a p…
Kawau Island
Kawau Island is another island in the Hauraki Gulf. The island is named after the Māori word for the shag (cormorant) bird. Copper was mined on the island after discovery in the 1842, in the first years of European ownership. With importe…
Skiing Whistler
Eric with his daughter, MargaretNo views were to be seen at Whistler/Blackcomb but that meant snow, snow, snow! We had three days of fresh powder skiing in the mountains where we rented a condo right on the slopes for easy access.The Whistler ski resor…
Family time in Canada
Oak, Margaret and ShirleyOak, Margaret, Shirley and EricFour generations of Bloomquists gathered in Vancouver this weekend for some good old fashion family time. Great-grandma “Boo” flew in from Minneapolis for the weekend where she didn’t let a little…
