Israel – First Day – Random things found
Arrived in Tel Aviv at 4:00 this morning. I slept for about five hours, then went to breakfast and took advantage of the 15 minutes free massage the hotel offers….
Read MoreFascinating Israel
Well, by the time you read this I will probably be in the air headed to Tel Aviv for my first visit to Israel. I am so excited! I’ve been packing…
Read MoreSummer Solstice at the Griffith Observatory
Last Saturday was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Edward and I decided to make a day of it–little did we know that half of Los Angeles…
Read MoreBiosphere Project Azores 2014 – Summary
We had a stellar year this year in the Azores–so many sightings! Even though the seas were quite rough the animals came out in record numbers for us. Some days…
Read MoreApril 21 Biosphere Expeditions Diary
21 April Team 2 arrived and we spent our first (half) day at sea. Five minutes out we encountered a pod of common dolphins, and five minutes after that, five bottlenose…
Read MoreApril 16 Biosphere Expeditions Diary
16 April Monday the sun smiled on us as we went in search of the baleen whales that our vigia (lookout) had spotted, and we were rewarded with three fin…
Read MoreApril 13 Biosphere Expeditions Diary Entry
13 April With wind from the east on Saturday, the swell was large. We all bundled up into our Buffs and waterproofs and braced ourselves for it. As we crashed…
Read MoreApril 11 Biosphere Diary Entry
Wednesday we had good weather for our first full day at sea. The lookouts told us there were sperm whales to the north of Faial, and so that’s where we…
Read MoreFirst Day at Sea – April 9 (Diary Entry)
9 April Team 1 arrived last week, and our first day at sea we were quite successful even though the first day is only a half day. We caught…
Read MoreAzores: 2014
Hello Everyone, I had a quiet couple of months in California setting up our new base camp., and now I am off traveling again. I arrived in the Azores April…
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