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9 May 2016

We Have the Following Seas, So Where Are the Winds?

by Mel | posted in: Atlantic Crossing I, To Bermuda | 0

Every 5 minutes or so we think there is a plastic bottle drifting toward us, only to find it is some sort of jellyfish. These are either by-the-wind sailors or Portuguese Man-O-War. The only book we have on such things … Read More

8 May 2016

Mel Apologizes to the Ocean

by Mel | posted in: Atlantic Crossing I, Highlights, To Bermuda | 1

Dear Ocean, Mel is very sorry for accidentally littering in you. She had unfortunately forgotten about the 6″ giant googly eyes she had velcroed to the forward deck in an effort to intimidate, well okay, amuse, the other participants in … Read More

7 May 2016

It’s Just Us and the Birds

by Mel | posted in: Atlantic Crossing I, Sealife, To Bermuda | 0

The Burnetts would like to announce the opening of The Amazing Marvin Avian Palliative Care Center. Here, birds of all kinds (so far only barn swallows) can die in peace and comfort instead of plummeting into the sea. The Amazing … Read More

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