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Question - | "What does having a dream mean to you?" |
Answer - | "A dream is a goal glimmering in the distance; it is an inner calling which, when accomplished,
serves as the rite of passage into wisdom." Erden Eruç - Sep 17, 2004 |
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Crossed paths with orcas...
23 August 2007 - Day 45
Yesterday, a pod of about 10 orcas appeared around me. I was rowing with a headset, enjoying a nice tune, when I heard a puff to my right, 40 ft or so on the port side. A pair of huge whale size cre
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Moon lit night...
20 August 2007 - Day 42
Remember the Type-4 Coast Guard Approved Throwable Floatation Device? When I was towed back by the Coast Guard on my first try out of San Francisco in early June, two officers boarded my boat to ensur
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Promise to keep...
August 17, 2007 - Day 39
Well, I was reassured by a friend after my recent dispatches that a tsunami wave out on the open ocean is very small, typically 1/2 to 1 foot high, but moves very fast (near 1000mph). "Most boats neve
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All is well on board...
August 16, 2007 - Day 38
The tsunami alert was cancelled a few hours after the earthquake during the night on the 15th. About 400 were killed around Lima, but the coastal communities were spared.
I had prepared the bo
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My first catch...
August 15, 2007 - Day 37 (2)
In the early evening hours today, on Wednesday, a 7.9 earthquake struck just offshore Lima, Peru. A tsunami alert was issued for the eastern Pacific. AP says tsunami buoys are showing energy bumps.
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Crossed the Tropic of Cancer...
August 15, 2007 - Day 37
As of noon yesterday, I am south of the Tropic of Cancer, or the Northern Tropic. This is the northernmost latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon at least once a year. On thi
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How do I sleep?
August 13, 2007 - Day 35
All that talk of losing sleep, reminded me of a random act of kindness, which is now helping in my comfort.
One of the typical questions I got predeparture was how I slept. My typical answers
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Should I lose sleep over the news?
August 11, 2007 - Day 33
I received word today, that Hurricane Flossie has formed about 930nm SW of me with 115kt winds. It is expected to pass south of Hawaii's big island about mid week. Its current location is about
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