Author Archives: Mark

Thanksgiving 2008

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Mark

For those that don’t follow Twitter (twitter.com/buoyguy) here is how I spent Thanksgiving Day 2008 on Isla du Margarita in Venezuela. 1200 Pelican is thawing in the sink. Forgot to take it out last night. Time for some lunch. 1400 … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Resistance Day

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Mark

Things have slowed the last couple of days. The buoy that I came to assemble is finished. I’ll do some final checks and tests tomorrow, but there is not much left to do. I’m still hopeful that the parts to … Continue reading →

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Isla du Margarita

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Mark

Porlamar – Day #1 We arrived at the airport at about 1000 and Bartolo was there to meet us. He took us to the local University where they have been doing their buoy assemblies. They have switch to here from … Continue reading →

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En Caracas

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Mark

Left Victoria @ 0615 for the direct Toronto flight. There has been quite a bit of fog in Vancouver over the last little while, so it was better to cool my heels in Toronto waiting for the Caracas flight than … Continue reading →

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Great Weekend

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Mark

I got to be surrogate dad for my cousin’s kids on the weekend. He spends a lot of time away from and with 9 year old triplets (one with special needs) and a 18 month old, I was happy to … Continue reading →

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