Pacific Golden Plover October 15, 2023June 18, 2024 Joe 2023.10.15 11:51AM – perched on a stone pagoda in the pond – Queen Lili’uokalani Gardens, Hilo, Hawaii, USA Joe Carr photo – 2023JCR5BC6A3558... Read More
Our Carbon Footprint for 2022 December 30, 2022January 2, 2023 Joe In my report from last year Reducing our carbon footprint, I made a list of how we are reducing our harm to the atmosphere through CO2 emissions. That list stands for this year just past as well, howe... Read More
2024 Total Solar Eclipse November 13, 2022December 7, 2022 Joe I am planning to observe the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, which tracks across North America on April 8, 2024. Prospects of clear weather are best in Mexico, so I have booked a Mexican Riviera cruise out ... Read More
Black-Legged Kittiwake May 31, 2022September 4, 2024 Joe 2022.05.31 – Black-Legged Kittiwakes in flight over the waters of Glacier Bay, Alaska. Observed while cruising aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam ship during daylight hours. Sometimes solitary birds wou... Read More
Reducing our carbon footprint December 29, 2021April 4, 2022 Joe I have evaluated our household carbon footprint annually over the last few years. We have been making steady progress reducing our CO2 emissions. At the end of 2021 we emitted about 15 tons CO2/year, ... Read More
2022 Hawai’i Cruise Booked August 20, 2021December 12, 2021 Joe The Canadian Transport minister announced that Canada’s ban on cruise ships will end in November 2021 instead of February 2022, which allows Alaska cruise lines to plan for the 2022 season. In addit... Read More
2022 Alaska cruise booked February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Joe A few weeks ago, the Canadian Transport minister announced extension of Canada’s ban on cruise ships for another year to at least February 2022. This effectively cancelled my Alaska cruise booke... Read More
2021 Alaska cruise cancelled February 5, 2021February 28, 2021 Joe I was looking forward to finally taking an Alaska cruise in September of this year. I purposely booked it for late in the season, so I could be vaccinated against COVID-19 beforehand. Just yesterday, ... Read More
Christmas Letter 2020 December 6, 2020June 17, 2024 Joe Travel I suppose I should start this year’s Christmas Letter with my pandemic story, since everyone is preoccupied with the COVID-19 virus this year. Back in May of 2019 I booked a Holland ... Read More
Discovering my birth parents July 6, 2020July 13, 2020 Joe I always knew I was adopted. Both of my adoptive parents didn’t hide the fact from me or anyone else for that matter. For most of my adult life, I didn’t give much thought about my birth p... Read More
