As if repairing and synchronizing metronomes isn’t befuddling enough, this sequel to the previous post will continue to focus on the purpose of the metronome and my favorite piano piece–Chopin’s G minor Ballade. Recall that my Russian piano...
Drunk History: The South Pole from sandwichgirl on Vimeo. As many of my loyal followers know, Martina and I spent the summer 2004/5 season in Antarctica (visit our posts beginning here). This year is the 100th anniversary of the race to the South Pole by Amundsen and...
Our trip north was thought to be peaceful with following seas, an extra two weeks of cruising with no deadlines. Weather was blustery with storms every other day and beam seas. We encountered 2 1/2 meter seas in Queen Charlotte Sound but made it to safe anchorage...
Finally, we’re reunited with our tug Katahdin. Before Martina flies off to Alaska for a quick month’s work, we tow the “Kat” past her humble beginnings–the Foss Shipyards and tie her up at the best little shipyard in...
Australia is my favorite place–one country and one continent–and lots of room. We meander up the coast from Brisbane to Cairns in our “tourist-mobile” seeking wild parrots and avoiding bugs. Every night we cook the local catch and enjoy local...
After five months for Martina and six months for me, it’s time to leave Antarctica as winter approaches. We’ve made many good friends and hope to continue our relationships here again in Antarctica. We’ve accumulated a lot of stuff from the “skua” bins and likewise,...
