Category Archives: Travel

Reflections on China

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

A friend asked me for some thoughts on China based on my research and travels. Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/china-reflections.pdf

Year One

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Just before midnight local time on the night of 27-28 August, 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather buoy #42003, located in the Gulf of Mexico roughly at the intersection of a line directly south of Panama City, …

22 Men

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

While visiting the R.B. McLean Mill National Historical Site, the last remaining commercial scale steam powered sawmill in North America, I had the opportunity to speak with one of the volunteers who keeps the place going and operates the mill …

The Rhythm

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Turkey Creek Community Gulfport, MississippiSaturday, September 24, 2005     The sky in the east begins to lighten. The rhythm begins.   I slip out of bed, make my way to the front of the trailer, slip on my shoes …

Down at Del Mar

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/DelMar.pdf

Cetacea Incognita

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We were approaching the area where the North Atlantic ocean floor rises up to meet the continental shelf, just South of the Grand Banks, which are even shallower. The geography of the sea floor and the meeting of the Labrador …

The Points of the Compass

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

The sailboat’s compass glowed red in the 3 AM darkness. Quetzal, a late ‘80s Kaufman & Ladd 47 foot monohull, purpose built for the Bermuda race she had won, sliced through the North Atlantic almost silently. The cloudy skies blotted …

The Old Tent

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/the-old-tent.pdf

The Seekers

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

December 25, 2004 It took some time to get our tree this year. We had a couple of abortive attempts, but one or the other of us was just not in the mood. Finally, a few weeks ago, we made …

One Out, One In

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

5 October, 2004  I was watching the GPS count down the kilometers.  We were riding down a dirt road on the outskirts of Beijing. It was a rough track, full of potholes, but lined with twin columns of trees, like …