We had a trip coming up to the Bahamas and had a few items on our to-do list.  So the captain and I compared notes and split up some of the work.  First on the list was to check out some work we had done while we were away from the boat. On the long positioning trip [...]

Years ago, a friend introduced me to a quote by Will Durant, “Civilization exists by geological consent; said consent may be withdrawn without notice.” That is what has happened to our plans for Large Flightless Birds.  The consent we thought we had agreed to with the Universe has been withdrawn and so it is with [...]