Aquila Pacific: SailBlogs

The bird list

Ken — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:43:09 -0600

Yes, we know, it's been a while. We will - really! - write about how it is to get back on shore. But not right now, this is about birds. I finally did the data entry and spreadsheet work to figure out the bird list from the trip. It took me a long time to psych myself up to this since I hate Excel with a purple passion. But it is done, and I can mail the list to anyone who wants it - send an email or post a request with yours. I was surprised by how many of the birds we saw were new: we got 201 species, of which 195 were "lifers". Cool! (Continued...)

The circle is closed

Ken — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:00:03 -0500

That pretty much says it all. We're back! (Continued...)

Anchored

Ken — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:05:04 -0500

Just a quick post to say we made it! We're anchored in the calm of Drake's Bay, with just one boat sharing it. We lost our wind not long after the last post, and had to motor a few hours to get here. But it was nice, lots of birds and a luminous fog-bow to welcome us to land. We cracked a bottle of good fizzy to celebrate, had a very nice meal, and now are getting ready for some well-deserved sleep. (View Post...)