Author: 1plasticDad on behalf of 1plasticMum Location: Maui Situation: Chilled but anxious at the same time. Just spoke to Tracey via satellite phone. Unfortunately they will not make it to Maui but will instead end the journey in Honolulu as they have very little...
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Repost from 5Gyres – July 2nd – An Arduous Crossing
Midway Atoll, Midnight Philosophy, and A Plastic Buffet For Albatrosses. We’re just west of Midway Atoll and we’ve found the sun, thankfully. Sea Dragon is dried out, but we’re under provisioned and almost entirely out of vegetables (even canned) and the watermaker is...
After 3 weeks of storms, where is the wind when you need it?
So, our intrepid adventurer and her crew mates sail ever eastward. They crossed the internation dateline and enjoyed June 23 2012 twice (see the post http://www.algalita.org/blog/?p=3409) but now have entered an area where there is little wind. The very sparse...
Tsunami Debris, Plastic & Stars
Tsunami Debris, Plastic & Stars Received from Tracey today 25th June 2012 Current Position Lat 29 28.7 N, Lon 179 2.6 E My watch the other night was 12 until 3 am which is usually my least favorite. No sunrise like the 3am to 6 am watch and no expectation of a...
Just in – Boat Boot Camp, Sperm Whales and go DB Cobras!
This just in in the last five minutes via satellite phone. We are having problems with recieving fragmented messages in the last two days, but now seems to be working if no punctuation is included, makes it more interesting I think! "Ok no punctuation I am missing...
The voyage facts …
The Sea Dragon will be departing from Tokyo on May 30th and sailing east towards Hawaii arriving on the stunning island of Maui on July 1st. The Sea Dragon team will arc northeast to the Japanese Tsunami Debris Field. Estimates of tens of thousands of tons of debris...