April 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…
Read MorePosh boats in the harbor
All sorts of ships sail/motor into the Horta harbor because of the location of the archipelago – 1000 miles off the coast of Europe (Portugal). It’s an ideal stopping-off point…
Read MoreLast walk on the Wharf
Here’s my last stroll along the wharf (docks) in the Horta Harbor. It’s my walk to the Physeter every day–just another day at the office 🙂 I’ll miss it. …
Read MoreA walk on the Wharf 3
Here’s my third stroll along the wharf (docks) in the Horta Harbor. I just love the cultural diversity and the freedom of spirit these paintings represent. (In case you missed the first set of…
Read MoreDiary 02 May
2 May (written for Biosphere Expeditions) The weather remains challenging as is the visibility and wind, and the team members have had to remain flexible. We had an unusual –…
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