Category Archives: By Land

Posts on land based travel

Haida Gwaii – Ninstints

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Mark

Ninstints or Nan Sdins is a World Heritage Site and a part of Parks Canada. It is located on a small island off of the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) in Western Canada. I’m not a spiritual … Continue reading →

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Georgia

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Mark

After my long ramble yesterday, I propose a shorter post today with movies. Go get the popcorn. In late 2007, I was sent to Poti, in the Republic of Georgia to assemble and deploy a small buoy in support. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Mark

In September 2010, I attended a conference in Oban, Scotland. I travelled via Glasgow where I met up with my good friend Sergey and his wife Luda from Ukraine. I see Sergey every year at this event and we have … Continue reading →

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Dominican Republic

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Mark

While it sometimes seems to me that most of my deployments are in the North Pacific in winter, every once in a while, I catch a break. In the spring of 2008, I was lucky to be tasked to give … Continue reading →

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Amundsen

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Mark

Ok, so let’s try this daily blog meme for April. A to Z…you know how this works, I’m sure. I’m going to use the alphabet thing, with a focus on where my work has taken me, places that I’ve been … Continue reading →

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