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It’s been seven years since my last balloon flight. I’ve tried the past couple of years, but the weather hasn’t cooperated. The 2023 festival was a complete washout, and my flight Friday night last year was cancelled due to rain … Continue reading
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One of my favorite times to be on the Charles River is in October, ideally when the fall foliage is at its peak. This has been a strange year — very very wet, and rainstorms most of the last several … Continue reading
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I’ve been to the Quechee Balloon Festival three times before, the first time in 2012, when I got a ride sort of by accident, then again in 2013, and again five years ago in 2018, when I took the motorcycle … Continue reading
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Between weather and family stuff and a new motorcycle, I haven’t been diving much at all this year. A couple of weeks ago, Andrew and I did Loblolly Cove; I knew I’d see some neat stuff as soon as I … Continue reading
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I’ve been thinking about getting a drone for a couple of years now, and I finally bit the bullet and bought one right after Christmas, a DJI Phantom 4. At the time I first started looking into them, the Phantom … Continue reading
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I took this past Monday off, and spent most of it paddling the Charles River from Bridge Street in Dover to the Natick Dam. Although the foliage was a little pre-peak, it was still a gorgeous day –clear and crisp, … Continue reading
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I did a pair of dives late afternoon and evening yesterday with my friends Andrew and Jim. The end of summer is a great time to do a dusk/night dive, because the earlier sunsets allow you to do it at … Continue reading
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This past weekend, I rented a Yamaha FJR 1300 and took a trip up through New Hampshire. The FJR is a “sport-touring” bike – power and handling like a sport bike, and a fairing like a sport bike, but more … Continue reading
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I did a pair of shore dives with my friend Andrew Sunday off of Old Garden Beach in Rockport. Old Garden is where I got certified, and it’s still one of my favorites because of its easy entry. It’s a … Continue reading
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Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to go diving again off my friend Jack’s boat. The weather was perfect, and the water had warmed up quite nicely after the 46° of my last dives. After heading out the Annisquam River, we … Continue reading