FIRST, Isabelle, my daughter is a guest chef at the Revolving Door Restaurant on Thames Street in Newport.
Daylight savings is here. The lengthening daylight hours are uplifting to everyone. Yesterday the weather was warm and almost no wind, perfect for a road trip celebrating the sunshine.
The Earth Wind Map is an amazing project to visualize global weather conditions carried out by Tokyo based software engineer Cameron Beccario, resulting in a beautifully mesmerising depiction of the earth’s winds. Weather data is produced by the Global Forecast System (GFS), operated by the US National Weather Service. Forecasts are produced four times daily and are up-to-date, providing an astonishing picture of our planet and its winds.
See the storms that have ravaged England and the Northeast.
The days are noticeably longer so despite the bitter cold hope is in the air. This is not quite time lapse photography, but the point is there.
I have many photos like this because I like the mystery of a road that finishes in a vanishing point.
La Tempête et les grandes marées à Saint-Malo… by manux03
We here in the Northeast have had below freezing temperatures since before Christmas. It has snowed almost once a week. Bt we have not had to experience the weather Western England, Wales, and Brittany.
Northern California which has been facing the worst drought in years was hit by the Pineapple Express which brought 10″ of rain to Santa Rosa, and 2-4 feet of snow to Lake Tahoe.
The SuperBowl is over and those who attended in person are now stuck in airports because of the weather. Here in Newport is snowed all day, with the promise of more brought by a larger system starting early Wednesday morning and then another storm on Sunday. All of these will be sandwiched by cold weather.
I was astonished by the number of cars skidding off the road while we were driving around taking these photographs.
It has been mentioned before, Paul Larsen who piloted Sailrocket to a new speed record and then participated in the re-enactment of Shackleton’s trek. Going from being the fastest man under sail to the slowest.( 60 knots vs 3 knots)
For me, a recurring theme or thought is the idea of the first person to do something; that first leap of faith if you will. The other thought coupled with this is the context of time.
Sodebo 24 1 2014 by lcoquilleau
BANQUE POPULAIRE, in the hands of Armel Le Cleac’h has set a new 24 hour record for singlehanded sailing; averaging 28.2 knots.
Thomas Coville aboard SODEBO is still behind the record singlehanded around the world set by Francois Joyon and IDEC; but not by much.
Lionel Lemonchois aboard PRINCE DE BRETAGNE is nicely ahead of the record from Brittany to Port Louis in Mauritius.
Classic French singlehanded sailing.
A look back at the “Whitbread Around The World Race 1973-74”. I knew so many of the sailors and had been invited to sail the race myself; however life does not always follow our plans.
Life at sea is a way of life. The greatest change apart from the boats in the now “Volvo race” is perhaps the food. I used to say I ate better on a boat than I did at home. That is no longer the case.
It should be no surprise to anyone who has watched or listened to the news that New England was hit with the first large snow storm of the year.The bitter stinging cold was more the issue than the snow. Arctic mist only occurs when it is really cold, the ocean water is evaporates when the difference in temperature is great enough.
