Tony Gooch just completed a fast solo from Newfoundland to Scotland – see Taonui.com . On what must be about my 100th crossing, here is the view yesterday about 100 miles out of Nfld from 35000 feet above his course, with a plastic glass of Cabernet in one hand and Android in ‘tother. ( could that faint blue line be the elusive jet stream?)
Windsurf racing for 3 days off Middle Bass Island.
Lake Erie has protected (there are so many they hardly need protection) water snakes. They only bite if you step on them.
The green algae spreads fast in late summer as the water warms, but apart from taking too much O2 from the water, does not seem to be too serious.
Racing, as always to those afloat is exciting, and to those ashore is almost meaningless: Results of 1, 2, 1, 2 vs. 2, 1, 2, 1 after first day left a tie for first. Fortunately a front arrived the next evening:
and we had good winds, bringing my favorite ‘moutons’ (white caps) and 4 ft. waves
ending on the last day with 1, 1, 2 vs. 2, 2, 1 for a 1 point margin of victory. Not unlike my last tennis match of the season ending in a 3rd set tie breaker that finally stopped at 17 to 15.
8 + 12 hours flying.
Kuala Lumpur has a warm, humid tropical lushness the moment you get off the plane.
From Amsterdam (where security made me delete a good photo of police with finger extended over trigger of a mean looking gun – well at least they didn’t confiscate my phone/camera) over the Caspian sea and Iran, then diagonally across Afghanistan on a clear and starry night, but not one light flickered down at ground level there. Is everyone hiding?
A reminder: 200+ are on death row here for murder; 400+ for drug charges. A current debate says the legislation has been no deterrent to either.
Out of Vancouver the magnificent Rockies gave way to flat farms, then Tundra. But sadly the Arctic ice and its mysteries were completely hidden under a cold cloud bank.
Vancouver sights.
Poor person’s Plywood Blog: Many broken downtown storefront windows, after Stanley Cup loss. Blog photos are identifying suburban culprits who came into the city for the affair. Vigilante web justice is chasing them. Meanwhile various messages of sympathy and other odd ones are appearing on the plywood.
Funny bike.
Random acts of knitting. Fuzzy vandalism?