Thursday, December 30, 2021

Review: Blue Lizard Sunscreen SPF 30

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 On a sailing/snorkeling trip, you can't use my favorite brush-on sunblock. That's because you might have to apply the sunscreen to ...
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

2021 Antigua: Thoughts & Reflections

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 I've done a number of sailing trips, and in recent years have had those magical days where everything goes right, including the most re...
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Monday, December 27, 2021

Review: The Remarkable Life of the Skin

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 I read The Remarkable Life of the Skin during a sailing trip in the Caribbean, which made the early chapters on how tanning and melanin wo...
Friday, December 24, 2021

Index Page: 2021 Antigua Thanksgiving Sail

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 From November 21 to November 28th, Arturo, Niniane, and my family did a week long cruise in the sailing catamaran, the Chinook. This was ou...
Thursday, December 23, 2021

Review: Chemistry for Breakfast

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 I randomly loaded Chemistry for Breakfast onto my kindle for a trip, and started reading it with very low expectations. After all, I alrea...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

November 28th: Carlisle Bay to Jolly Habor + Epilogue: ANU to SFO

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A storm had blown in the night before, sending rain occasionally and turning around the boat all night. I was fast asleep, and but Arturo re...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

November 27th: Deep Bay to Carlisle Bay

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The night before, a storm swirled by and rocked the boat. Xiaoqin woke me up so I could check the boat but as far as I could tell the boat h...
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Monday, December 20, 2021

Review: Why Geese Don't Get Obese

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 Why Geese Don't Get Obese  is a book on the physiology of animals in comparison to our own, and how our lifestyle as well as our unique...
Friday, December 17, 2021

November 26th: Coco Point, Barbados to Deep Bay, Antigua

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Despite not needing an early start this day, we woke up early anyway, in time to see the glorious sunrise from Coco point. The beach, the wa...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Review: A Small Place

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 A Small Place is Jamaica Kincaid's short essay about Antigua. It drips with sarcasm and tastes of bitterness. Right off the bat, you g...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

November 25th: Long Island to Coco Point, Barbuda

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 We woke up at 5:50am, made breakfast, and got going just after sunrise, using dual lookouts to navigate the Prickly Pear Channel out into o...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

November 24th: Green Island to Long Island

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 We woke up bright and early at 5:00am, made coffee, and to our surprise discovered that other boats in the flotilla moor'd and anchor...