OAR NorthwestDaily Update 2.2 Week 3: Module 2: Date 2/13/13 Yesterday we learned a little bit about the first people in recorded history to have rowed across the Atlantic. Today we are going to go a bit farther back in history and look at the Viking explorers of the 10th and early 11th century. Popular history […]
Daily Update 2.1 Week 3: Module 2: Date 2/12/13 The history of the ocean. Where does one begin? It is such a vast topic that even to begin to understand it would take a lifetime. In the next two weeks we will investigate a few topics that relate to the current expedition. We will begin […]
We have been spending a few nights, and recently a 36-hour period on sea anchor. (In this post I will explain the purpose and action of the sea anchor, and you can also learn more from this OAR Northwest Education update). Also, I will use this fundamental ocean rowing tool as a metaphor for self-reflection. […]
Endless… endless… ever changing energetic mass of blue wetness. So much sky, such simple ingredients… at first. Then the sea beasts come. They are free to go wherever they want in this pelagic medium. Unless they are just floaters drifting by they have all the power to decide if they are seen. I am sure […]