Some Caribbean news, Sail Delmarva has something to say, and EBM with an important treaty point… Face it, we’re all living in hard times and many of us are starting to think about buying stuff today that may not be available or affordable tomorrow. Yeah, doom spending is a thing. Generally I consider myself an …
Something about Amtrak, a very good point, and Elie Mystal saying the needful… This brought a smile… However, it did get me thinking about how it’s well past time to see some sort of ground swell against Elon Musk’s other business, Starlink. Sure, I see how a lot of cruisers feel that it’s very important …
About that observatory in Hawaii, some Caribbean related news, and in the “war and rumors of war” department… Now that we have installed the new solar controllers that have a volts/amps readout, we discovered that our panels on the goalpost were under-performing by about 50%. Looking at the panels, it turns out that one of …
Some interesting NOAA/Bill Nye news, a scary question, and another case of sanewashing… For the last couple of years, Starlink has become a popular solution for cruisers as a way to keep online. We considered it mostly for the ability to have access to weather reports and business emails when in the middle of nowhere. …
An excellent read, not just another crypto scam, and just in case you haven’t been paying attention lately… So, yeah, yesterday’s truckload of excrement sure did hit those rotating blades and it’s time to rethink our current cruising plans. All of a sudden, a lot of countries will not be as welcoming to those flying …
EBM with a very good point, somewhat disturbing if you’re cruising or plan to cruise Baja, and in the “about time to cancel my subscription” department… Prices for just about everything are predicted to go up bigly, so we’re going to change focus a bit. Since VolksCruiser is all about cruising on a limited budget, …
Some needful reading, making sense on the energy front, and Garth Hudson is no longer with us… Yep, interesting times… Press Release | Jan. 21, 2025 Coast Guard announces immediate action in support of Presidential Executive Orders WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard announced immediate action on executive orders issued by the White House Tuesday. “The …
Dumb, dumber, and just plain stupid… So, yeah, yesterday happened. This morning, a quick glance at what passes for news these days confirmed that the excrement collided with the rotating blades and there will be far reaching repercussions for folks who plan to cruise and those out there currently cruising. What those may be are …
Krugman makes a couple of points, the word for today is recrudesecence, and this pretty much says it all… Well… I’m not sure what you’re going to do today but I’m going to celebrate Martin Luther King Day and then binge watch silly Hollywood films with lots of explosions and car chases. Might even go …
A depressingly good point, some more Panama canal news, and Mr Zip could be your connection… OK, I’ll admit that the current state of tings in the US of A is, at best, fraught. The current downside is that it’s really hard to get back to doing the needful boat projects that need to be …
