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Citizen Science

Compared to our math and lit programs, our science curriculum feels a bit thin. We have some good books; we’ve got a microscope and a telescope and curious and engaged kids; but we don’t have an actual science …

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Updated on April 6, 2016

Report card: early April

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I keep meaning to announce a big, round number of days until our departure. 100 days left! 75 and counting! But I keep missing the mark. So: 67 more days!! How are things coming? Bureaucracy Done: Passports in …

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Posted on April 2, 2016

Staying safe

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We held off getting most of our safety gear until the last minute. Partly, this is because things expire (flares); batteries die (EPIRB); and some items need to be re-armed (inflatable PFDs) or re-certified (life rafts) after …

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Rudder repair

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I was looking back over our blog yesterday–sheesh, I can’t believe how much we’ve written on here–and I realized that I’ve been a little ambiguous about the work being done to our lovely little boat. It’s all Michu. …

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Yellow fever vaccine shortage

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One of the many exciting things we checked off our list this spring break was a little trip to Rock County Public Health for yellow fever and typhoid vaccinations. We plan to spend some time in the San Blas islands …

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