July 21, 2013 Young Adventurer’s Expedition Crew Size: 7 Blogger of the Day: Jacob Doyle The Young Adventurer’s Adventure sail has finally begun! The crew has all been really excited for this leg of the journey. For Asta and Mitch, this program is an opportunity to use some of their […]
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The Day the World Tilted- by Andrea Martinez.
Editor’s Note: Andy joined us last week for our Freshwater Research and Scientific Communications course. In the rush of the final days of the course, she didn’t have a chance to complete her blog in time to be published during her sail. However, I thought she wrote so beautifully about […]
Read MoreFirst Impressions-A blog from Deckhand Mitch McLean
Blogger of the Day- Mitch McLean Mitch joined the Pangaea crew in June and eased himself quickly into becoming a trusty deckhand and educational programming assistant. Lovingly known to us as “Miatch” and “Mitch Cut-a-bunch”, Mitch came to us from Portland Oregon, where he recently finished an environmental science degree. […]
Read MoreBlogger of the Day-Alysse Mathalon
Montreal-Toronto Expedition Freshwater Research and Scientific Communications Course Crew size: 14 Blogger of the Day- Alysse Mathalon- BSc. Marine Biology and Oceanography, Dalhousie University I ship you not- yesterday morning we awoke to a beautiful, calm day amongst the Thousand Islands, but inside our seaworthy vessel, foul odors arose from […]
Read MoreBlogger of the Day-Jimmy Truong, MSc Candidate/ Tough Tree Planter!
Montreal-Toronto Expedition Freshwater Research and Scientific Communications Course Crew size: 14 Blogger of the Day: Jimmy Truong MSc candidate and intrepid Tree Planter Extroardinaire Jimmy Truong joined us on board last Saturday, only 4 days after he returned from 2 months tree planting in Northeastern Ontario. This fall, Jimmy will […]
Read MoreEternity Escaped First- A blog from Hannes Bend
Montreal to Toronto Expedition Freshwater Research and Scientific Communication Course Crew Size: 14 Blogger of the Day: Hannes Bend- Artist, Curator and Writer Hannes Bend, a German artist, curator and writer, is developing an art project in conjunction with Pangaea Explorations. He has joined us as our resident artist on […]
Read MoreCaptain’s Blog-July 7, 2013
One Water Story Blog Crew: Eric Loss, Shanley McEntee, Asta Mail, Kate Gardella, Mitch McLean, Margaret Pietrak Blog Written By: Eric Loss I came on deck this morning at 4 AM to a bitter cold, with drops of moisture sprinkling from the sky and the warning from the offgoing watch […]
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July 5/6th, 2013 Crew: Asta Mail, Eric Loss, Shanley McEntee, Mitch McLean, Kate Gardella, Margaret Pietrak Blog Written by Asta Mail Well.. the sampling today did not go exactly as I had planned. After writing last night, I curled up in bed and waited for my 4-8 am watch to […]
Read MoreOne Water Blog: July 4, 2013
Crew on Board: Margaret Peitrak, Shanley McEntee, Eric Loss, Mitch McLean, Kate Gardella, Asta Mail Blog Written by: Asta Mail I began my watch this morning at 0800, with Shanley at my side as we climbed out in to the bright morning sunlight. The wind had reappeared overnight, after a […]
Read MoreOne Water Blog July 3, 2013
Crew on Board: Margaret Pietrak, Asta Mail, Mitch McLean, Kate Gardella, Eric Loss, Shanley McEntee Today’s blog by Margaret Pietrak Today has been quite a shift. All of a sudden it seems the ocean has calmed and quieted. That is wonderful for my tummy, but not for sailing. I came […]
Read MoreDrip drop the water goes…
Drip drop the water goes To the oceans, where it flows Down the rivers, streams and channels Watersheds are what does send them With their brothers, they are bonded Kinetic force we find them now Our bow does force their waves around We go now in disheartening search Of plastics […]
Read MoreCanada Day and Halifax!
Kate here! We’ve just set out from Halifax after a wonderfully successful open house aboard Sea Dragon, and a fun Canada Day. We’re heading for the Canso Canal in Port Hawkesbury and through to Quebec City, unfortunately down a crew member. Rich had to leave us in Halifax due to an […]
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