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July 14th, 2009
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Nuk (Nuuk?) Greenland
First, let me say that St. Anthony’s, Newfoundland was as truly a welcoming harbor of refuge as we could have hoped for.  Thank you to all who helped us enjoy our stay and get squared away.  Having said that, waiting eight days for weather...
July 9th, 2009
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Watch this space. (Rumor has it, after a week in St. Anthony’s Newfoundland,  we just might have a weather window opening up)!
July 6th, 2009
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It is what it is.
There’s an expression which I always try to remember but in actuality seldom do; “It is what it is.” Coincidentally that expression is on the front of Clinton’s MacBook.  We’re still in St. Anthony’s, pinned down by an extremely persistent and...
July 4th, 2009
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We sit…We watch….We wait…We celebrate.
Waiting in St. Anthony's   Last night we pored over the weather charts and GRIB files again, looking for favorable weather trends for the next few days, all we saw was continued disorganized volatility.  If it was benign enough for us to...
July 3rd, 2009
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900 Miles to Greenland
July 3 Currently we sit in St. Anthony’s waiting for a weather window that will allow us to cross the 900 miles to Greenland.  The three components we’re watching are fog, ice and wind, all to be found on weather charts that we can download...
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