Monthly Archives: September 2012

Full Moon

Full Moon will occur today at 19:19ADT.

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Photo of the Week – Good Company

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Back from Alaska

The Nordic Quest is now moored in Anacortes for the winter. We had a great time bringing her down the inside passage. Leaving Juneau on September 1st and arriving Anacortes on September 18th, plenty of time for a little exploring … Continue reading

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British Columbia from Above

How many times have I flown up this coastline? I look down on the many islands, waterways, fiords and glaciers of British Columbia. I have oft wondered what beauties could be discovered by boating through that maze of water and … Continue reading

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Fall Equinox

Fall equinox occurs today at 06:49ADT. Today there will be little difference between the length of the night compared to number of daylight hours. This is the first day of fall as marked by many cultures in the northern hemisphere.

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New Moon

New Moon will occur today at 18:11ADT.

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Departing Juneau

Time to cut the connection, for the next few weeks there will be little oportunity to slake my digital thirst. Marine radio offers little bandwidth, limited to simple audio and the daily marine weather forecasts. For the next three weeks … Continue reading

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Provisioning

It is a rather long list. Three weeks of food for half a dozen people reduced to a spreadsheet printout. As usual, I draw the shopping detail, a few hours in the Juneau branches of Costco and Fred Meyer. The … Continue reading

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