April 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 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 MoreBlue Whale Fluking
I’m told this is a very rare occurrence–a blue whale fluking. Nuno, our skipper, has never seen one do it in the 9 years he’s been skippering this boat. Blue…
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 –…
Read MoreA walk on the Wharf 2
Here’s another stroll along the wharf (docks) in the Horta Harbor. (In case you missed the first set of wharf paintings, here they are: https://www.motoadventuregal.com/2012/05/a-walk-on-the-wharf-1/) …
Read More16 and 20 April
Biosphere Expeditions Azores Diary 16 April Our research team for slot two has arrived, and we are coming together nicely as a research team after our first (half) day…
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