July 28, 2020 Sailing Viento Azul: Isaias coming Soon-to-be-named cyclone Isaias has been a tricky fellow, quietly drifting off the west coast of Africa, hiding under a layer of African dust, and…
July 22, 2020 Island of the Green Sea Turtles Ancient reptiles, ocean dwellers, air-breathers, survivors… so many things describe sea turtles but none can capture the magic of meeting one in person. Or…
December 31, 2018 Bay of Turtles: the Lost Years Found Years ago, I heard a talk about the “Sea Turtle Lost Years”. Researchers had been tracking and monitoring sea turtles as hatchlings and again…
January 31, 2015 Ross Sea, Antarctica: No Night For Days (REPOST/BLAST FROM THE PAST) My lips were chapped and I was thirsty. I had joined the others, already up and about on deck, as I…