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Gadget of the Week

  This week’s gadget of the week is the Celestron Sky Scout Steph gave me for my 50th birthday. A couple of days ago we were camped up in the Andes on a moonless night and I pulled it out…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 31, 2008 Gear, Sci / Tech
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Patagonian Light

Before we left Chile we were told by our friend, Jorge, who is a pro shooter, that the light in Patagonia would be like nothing we’d ever seen or experienced before. He described it as "transcendental." We’ve only been here…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 29, 2008 Travel
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Northern Patagonia

    We’re in northern Patagonia. I’m on the BGAN sat system, so this is the most expensive blog post you’ve ever read. Here’s a couple of shots to give you a feel for the area. It’s hard to see…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 29, 2008 Travel
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In Argentina

01/28/2008 01:43:25 GMT We crossed the Andes today. Now in Argentina. All is OK. Sent via Skymate

Douglas HackneyJanuary 28, 2008 Travel
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Impressions of Santiago, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar & Riñaca

We spent our first month in Chile in Santiago and the Valparaiso areas. In general, Chile is a fully developed economy. There is very, very little that is available in the U.S. or Europe that isn’t available here or won’t…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 26, 2008 Cultures, Travel
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Green – Green – Green

In NASCAR parlance, we’ve come off the red and out of the yellow. We are Green – Green – Green. Currently south of Santiago about 100 miles, camped for the night. We are on our way to Ushuaia, Argentina –…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 25, 2008 Travel
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The Next Sunday

  One week ago, our rig came off the ship damaged. We didn’t know if it was destroyed or not.   One week ago, a couple of kids playing with matches started a brush fire that became a wind driven…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 20, 2008 Cultures, Travel
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The Inferno of La Cruz

Thursday, 17 January, 2008   Our rig came off the ship at 6:20AM on Sunday, 14 January.   We had a chance to partially inspect the rig later that day and knew it was damaged, perhaps destroyed. We sold our…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 17, 2008 Cultures, Religion, Travel
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Mystery of the Universe

File this one under: Mystery of the Universe When we opened up the camper on the docks here in Valparaiso only one thing was out of place. Our wine opener, a heavy, boxed SrewPull, was on the floor. The door…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 16, 2008 Sci / Tech, Travel
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Fuso vs. Valparaiso Dock Crew – Part 2

We returned to the docks on Wednesday, 16 January, 2008. We were scheduled for an inspection meeting involving three of the parties that operate on the docks: MARVAL, the overall operating company; TPS, the German company that operates the portion…

Douglas HackneyJanuary 16, 2008 Travel
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