Not waving but drowning
I am grateful whenever there is an opportunity to pause and reflect with other humans who are facing similar challenges, to compare notes and trade tips. My favorite conferences are small and single track. AI Engineer Miami was a very nice event, and being on the banks of the Miami
been sleeping in the hammock on the boat dock this week. a wild dolphin came down the canal chasing fish about 2am, making a big splashing racket.
Another morning run, and more dolphin. Wish there was a way to identify them. Got a picture of the sailboat named floating point. Can't remember the name of this typeface.
There was some extra time before Darcy had to leave for the day, so we jumped in the boat a few minutes after sunrise. Best day yet for dolphin viewing, several dolphins were chasing fish toward us in the intersection of several canals. Darcy got some great photos of the
Notified a client about an impending outage that I noticed during an audit today, and did some studying on the Elm language. After the rainstorm finished I took a break from studying and hopped in the boat. Full moon, and it was bright enough to read. The river was a
Headed out shortly after sunup today. Water was absolutely glassy, the winds from the weekend were gone. Dodged half a dozen large coconuts as we headed out. Went past Sampson island into the main river because it was so calm. After clearing the mangroves could see straight to the bottom.
Another late night run after spending a fun afternoon at the zoo. Headed to the end of the canal and was delighted by a couple of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins chasing fish.
Tonight I headed through the west canal,and it turned out to run the length of the next island. Saw a couple of amusing boat names. A ketch named "floating point" with a legacy computer typeface, and another sailboat named "satellite office".
Woke up with energy today, and dressed quickly for the day. Even though I had to wear a suit for today, decided to risk a quick inspection of the island during the early morning light to assess whether we could bring anyone over. Heading back I saw Darcy sitting outside
Quite windy today, 12 to 15 mph gusts on the river. Small craft advisory and whitecaps. Headed out to the main channel around midnight to see how the Boston whaler skiff handled compared to our old proline with higher freeboard. Waves were 2-3 feet and the skiff definitely couldn&
Late at night before I made it out in the boat. Quiet, half moon and cloudy. The river was absolutely slippery with fish. Headed south, and saw the bioluminescence was stronger. Killed the lights and watched streaks of light through the water all around the boat as the schools darted
Intermittent heavy rains today. Vey glad I bought the hand operated bilge pump, handy to empty the bilge twice during the day. After we returned in the evening I finished provisioning the ubiqity network gear for our mobile network and went out in the boat just before midnight. Then moon
5 day streak. Tonight after getting home everyone agreed to go with me, and we set out on the boat again north on the great canal. Incredibly calm night with a bright moon but many clouds. All the boat lights are so pretty and we saw several docks with underwater
Woke up at 6AM and recorded a time lapse of the sunrise at the beach. Then rushed back and headed out in the boat. Rushed too much and realized I left the keys behind after casting off. Tried to lasso a cleat and missed as the wind caught the bimini
Last night we found some battery powered clamp on nav lights, tonight after grilling dinner for guests I got the lights rigged and took a short trip North on the grand canal. Many docks have winter lights up, and plenty of sailboats home for the winter. Lights worked well and