Season 2 Blog
Southern Hospitality, and To Do Lists 1-19
Welcome back everyone to the show and to the blog! As always, thank you for listening and reading to our nonsense. We are both back from our designated family homes, one in Arkansas and the other in upstate New York. It was a whirlwind and a half for both of us, filled with lots of good visiting and shenanigans with family and friends. No matter where life takes you, your roots will keep you grounded. In this episode, we touch on acquiring new smells from living on a boat, the epitome of southern hospitality, and of course, new eco-friendly technological advances, including BMW, stepping up to the plate with new hydrogen motor productions, and the San Juan Islands attempting to switch to wave generated power eventually. The Center for Whale Research had reported calves these last couple of months being born and also passing away, which is of course, devastating, but is also encouraging that they have been able to find enough food and energy to breed this year along with returning back to Penn Cove, which was news that swept the nation. We have many projects coming up for the boat to prepare us for a summer filled with cruising the islands, so stay tuned and keep calm with us because it will be sheer madnes with all of the work coming up! Also a shout out to all of our sponsors, and our new intro and ending music by our friend Scott Mantrow. Be sure to check him out on YouTube! Thank you all for listening and enjoy the rest of January, we will be back soon.
Orca Cheers 11/28/2024
Just another day in November over here! Everyone can shove their turkeys right up where the sun don’t shine. Well just keep drinking. Um, we saw orcas! We saw them on the same day that we got the call that we got our permanent liveaboard slip! Thank you for the congratulations and the cheers our friends. Cheers to the whales. A year and 10 months of waiting, and now the weight is lifted off our shoulders. We are here in Friday Harbor to stay! Some green tech, seaweed is now being made into edible compostable wrappings for different products. And there is now a development with contacts that are made of stem cells to improve vision, possibly cure blindness. Quite the array of information we have here today. Also, red seaweed produces less methane in livestock waste if fed to them. We would like to point out that the Center for Whale Research is having a fundraising campaign through the rest of the year. Their goal Is to raise $73,000, which is $1,000 for each member of the Southern Resident orcas. Donate on Facebook, or on their website if you are able! Tis the giving season, and the whales would appreciate!
A Better Tomorrow 11/11/2024
instead of addressing the giant orange elephant in the room first, we went with green tech! There are new developments with solid-state batteries that will be able to charge faster and are also smaller. This will improve the electric vehicle industry and the overall battery universe. Also, there are slowly but surely more developments with nuclear fusion testing. We are not where we need to be yet, but we are on our way, none the less.
Orca update, the southern residents have been returning to Pen Cove which is where so many were captured to be put in captivity in the 70s. With a grandmother leading the way, some have braved the cove again. This happened during a few bad wind storms recently, so it could have been to take a break from the large waves, or there could be a high food source there currently. Whatever the reason, it’s great to see that the generational trauma is lifting and that they feel comfortable enough to return there.
To keep this brief, we have never been more disappointed in our country for the choice that apparently the majority made for whom to run our country. It’s extremely disturbing and disheartening to witness the blatant racism, sexism, and greed that the republican party represents. But, this is not the end, for a new day, a better tomorrow is upon us. All we need to do is take it. Love and compassion are my cardinal directions. What are yours? I defend the innocent. Who do you stand for? We fight for freedom. What do you fight for? Thanks for listening and reading, end may the fucking force be with us all.
Puzzle Pieces 11/1/2024
Here we are, another new moon above us, waiting for our dreams and wishes to be heard, and on 11-1 of all days! Dustin is attempting a project a week on the boat tp keep his green gremlin happy and sated. I am working on a side project in the form of a book to raise more awareness for the orcas and the waters they Inhabit. Our highs and lows are San Juan Island centric. Between having everything we need close by, and being able to find our way around almost seamlessly only within a month of living here is such a great feeling. There is a hella lot of wind coming from the south so that makes for a rocky time. Nothing a ginger chew can’t fix! So the adventure continues, finding our footing, and trying not to trip on harbor seals as we go. Doesn’t get any more like boat life than that.
No stagnant pirates here 10-5
Welcome to season two with a little less chaos, but a lot more change! Guys… we did it… We are now in none other than the Friday of Harbor, WA! We have a liveaboard lease and a dream. What’s that dream you may ask? Well, part of it is to get our permanent live aboard slip before May 1st so we don’t need to anchor out here! We’re manifesting it that we will have it by the end of January. Everybody get you’re woo woo power out with us to make it happen! The bigger, more important dream is to bring the love of orcas, and other ocean life to every episode while living as an example to all who wish to live an alternative, sustainable lifestyle. On that note, congratulations to L90 with her new calf, L128 who was spotted a couple of weeks ago. The baby is looking healthy and strong, and we send our love to them!
Some green tech news on Dustin’s end would be the company TOWT, in Europe, launching a hybrid electric sailing cargo ship. Another model to follow, and we will see how she does. A new series on Disney Plus has done it again in the amazing research being done in Ocean Explorers. With so much tech, and so many new discoveries, once again Disney is one of the Trail Blazers in supporting environmental research and promoting conservation. Forever a Disney adult. Stay tuned for more adventures in our new home, or really, finally coming back for good.