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Five Cities and a Hike

Sep 27, 2011

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Location: Cinque Terre Author: Chris Meagher Today we got up at 5:45 to get to Cinque Terre and enjoy a great hike. After the normal grumblings of an early morning wake up we jumped in the dinghies to shore before catching the bus to the train station. When we arrived at the train station we [...]

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Pirates of the Caribbean

Feb 13, 2012

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Location: Grenada Author: Hayley Waking up to Argo’s gentle rocking and coming up on deck to see the turquoise waters of Tobago Cays set the perfect mood for a relaxing day. Strawberry and Blueberry muffins gave the crew some energy for a morning of free time to explore the five islands of the cays. The [...]

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Whales, Watches, and Where in the world are we?

Sep 21, 2011

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Location: Underway Author: Kris Stevenson With 24 hours at sea under their belts the Argonauts rose this AM to sunrise over a glassy Mediterranean sea. Despite the lack of wind Argo was making steady progress towards St Tropez with the reassuring purr of the D-Sail. Watch team 3 kicked off the morning shift from 8 [...]

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Fish Fish Fish Fish Fish

Nov 26, 2011

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Location: St. Eustatius Author: Nashley McAswad This morning the crew was woken up to a wonderful breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausage patties, and bagels. Quickly followed by a wonderful Marine Bio class, where we learned about all sorts of fascinating deep sea organisms, such as the angler fish. In case anyone was wondering the male [...]

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The Last Hours of Open Ocean

Nov 27, 2011

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Location: Underway Author: Hannah Dale As we enter the final day of our Atlantic Ocean crossing, we are all amazed by the amount of water we’ve covered, the ease with which we take rapid fire on-deck instructions, and how normal it is to cook a meal for 30 people while experiencing intense rocking. Two weeks [...]

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