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I'm a husband, father, author, cyclist, sailor, travel addict, and Silicon Valley software engineer. I've written 4 books and actively review books on this blog. Comments on this blog are aggressively moderated against link-spam and rude or meaningless comments.

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

2023 Bahamas - Nov 26th: Anna Cay to Man O'War Cay

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I got up at 5:30, cooked and ate a quick breakfast, and hurried to grab the paddleboard before the kids got hold of it. It turned out I didn...
Tuesday, January 02, 2024

2023 Bahamas Index Page

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 From November 18th to Nov 27th, we chartered a 42' Lagoon named Katja in the Abacos, Bahamas for an 8 day sailing cruise. It was our fi...
Friday, December 29, 2023

2023 Bahamas: Nov 25th - Lynyard Cay to Anna Cay

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  In the morning, the kids played Uber a couple of times while I swam and looked through the book. A snorkel spot named "Fish Hotel...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

Review: Number Go Up

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 After being disappointed by Michael Lewis's Going Infinite, I read on Molly White's blog that Number Go Up was potentially far bet...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

2023 Bahamas: November 24th Snake Cay to Lynyard Cay

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In the morning, while waiting for others to finish breakfast, I realized that the winds were calm enough that breaking out the paddleboard ...
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

2023 Bahamas: Nov 23rd Mermaid Reef Great Abacos to Snake Cay

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 I looked in the book and decided Snake Cay was worth a visit. Not only was it marked as having good snorkeling, the cruising guide also ha...
Friday, December 22, 2023

2023 Bahamas: Nov 22 Coco Bay, Green Turtle Cay to Mermaid Reef, Great Abaco Island

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 We woke up early again to make the crossing. The seas were calmer, enough so that we thought we could make another crack at Fowl Cay. Howev...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

Review: Size - How It Explains the World

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 Somehow I'd placed Size on my reading list and picked it up. I should stop reading stuff by Vaclav Smil. He covers a bunch of topics t...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

2023 Bahamas - Nov 21st: Rat Cay to Coco Bay, Green Turtle Cay

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We started the morning by taking the dinghy over to the mangrove forest, but soon ran into a snag. It was really shallow, and we got out...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

2023 Bahamas - Nov 20th Bakers Bay, Great Guana Cay to Rat Cay

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We woke up early, made coffee and eggs for breakfast, then proceeded to do the crossing over to Noname Cay. The entrance across channel rock...
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