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The Inferno of La Cruz

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Thursday, 17 January, 2008 Our rig came off the ship at 6:20AM on Sunday, 14 January. We had a chance to partially inspect the rig later that day and knew it was damaged, perhaps destroyed. We sold our house to …

Mystery of the Universe

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

File this one under: Mystery of the Universe When we opened up the camper on the docks here in Valparaiso only one thing was out of place. Our wine opener, a heavy, boxed SrewPull, was on the floor. The door …

Fuso vs. Valparaiso Dock Crew – Part 2

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We returned to the docks on Wednesday, 16 January, 2008. We were scheduled for an inspection meeting involving three of the parties that operate on the docks: MARVAL, the overall operating company; TPS, the German company that operates the portion …

Fuso vs. Valparaiso Dock Crew

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  The ship carrying our Fuso, Seaboard’s Thor Nectar, arrived late morning on Saturday, 12 January. Thor Nectar  

The Long, Dark, Dead End Alley

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

  Have you ever been in a new city, in a new country and done something that broke every safe traveling rule you’ve ever been told or learned? Have you ever been in a new city, a gritty port city, …

Emergency Beacon / GPS Tracker

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

I just came across this company and their product launched 1 November, 2007. Small, lightweight and portable, it combines EPIRB type emergency beacon functions with a general purpose GPS locator tracker and simple “I’m OK” message functions. It looks like …

Ready to Ship – Final BEV Buildup Photos

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We are pulling out to put the rig on the ship to Chile in a couple of days. I am still working down the last items on the endless “to do” list. Today I discovered that the spare main circuit …

Hackney Travel Update – 7 October, 2007

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Following is an update on what we’ve been up to lately. Web Site Upgrade Project The updates to our travel website are complete. The changes were mostly architectural and behind the scenes, but you will notice some new capabilities and …

Blowing the Glass Balloon

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

While we were in Lincoln City, Oregon, Steph arranged for us to learn how to blow glass at the Jennifer L. Sears Glass Studio. I’ve been interested in learning more about glass blowing for years, so this was a chance to finally …

The Dorymen

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

In the first light of day, before even the dawn, they come. Down to the base of the dune cliffs, down to the sea’s edge, they come. . They come as men have always come, to go down to the …