The ship carrying our Fuso, Seaboard’s Thor Nectar, arrived late morning on Saturday, 12 January. Thor Nectar
The Long, Dark, Dead End Alley
Have you ever been in a new city, in a new country and done something that broke every safe traveling rule you’ve ever been told or learned? Have you ever been in a new city, a gritty…
Emergency Beacon / GPS Tracker
I just came across this company and their product launched 1 November, 2007. Small, lightweight and portable, it combines EPIRB type emergency beacon functions with a general purpose GPS locator tracker and simple “I’m OK” message functions. It looks like…
Ready to Ship – Final BEV Buildup Photos
We are pulling out to put the rig on the ship to Chile in a couple of days. I am still working down the last items on the endless “to do” list. Today I discovered that the spare main circuit…
Hackney Travel Update – 7 October, 2007
Following is an update on what we’ve been up to lately. Web Site Upgrade Project The updates to our travel website are complete. The changes were mostly architectural and behind the scenes, but you will notice some new capabilities and…
Blowing the Glass Balloon
While we were in Lincoln City, Oregon, Steph arranged for us to learn how to blow glass at the Jennifer L. Sears Glass Studio. I’ve been interested in learning more about glass blowing for years, so this was a chance to finally…
The Dorymen
In the first light of day, before even the dawn, they come. Down to the base of the dune cliffs, down to the sea’s edge, they come. . They come as men have always come, to go down to…
Money Creek, MN rally site destroyed by flash flood
Message below from our Milwaukee friend Bob Grambling. I met Bob at a sushi bar down the street from my apartment when I was living in downtown Milwaukee. We later attended many BMW rallies together, along with his partner…
In This Land
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Hitt Wash Crossing
30 July, 2007 Hitt Wash Santa Maria Mountains Northwest Arizona, USA The white Toyota Tacoma pickup slowly moved into the water, dipping its front wheels in gradually and proceeding until the rears were also half submerged. It paused on the…