Tianjin is the fourth largest city in China with about 14 million folks. It is…
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The Andrea Doria
On July 25th, 1956 the cruise ship SS Andrea Doria was just a few hours…
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The Antikythera Mechanism
Not in the Pacific and not a voyage. But it is my favorite story from…
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Sailing Alone Around The World
On June 27th, 1898 Joshua Slocum became the first person to sail around the world…
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Shanghaiing
Even though California was admitted to the Union as a free state in 1850, slavery…
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New World Homo
Homo (Latin for Man) is the genus descended from the now extinct genus Australopithecus about two…
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Paddle To The Sea
Guns, alligators, thirst, starvation, mosquitoes and drowning. Other than that how was your vacation? On the…
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The Mariana Trench
Down down down Just as some lust for the stars others go in the other direction.…
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Whaling
Though hunting whales dates back at least 6,000 years, it didn’t hit its peak until…
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Dawson City: Frozen Time
Is this in the Pacific? Is there a voyage involved? Sort of. Let me explain.…
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The Islands of Califia
California. How did it get the name? The origins of the name date back to…
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The most important single (only one copy) book in the world
Every so often I am going to depart from the Pacific theme (though I will…
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The Glomar Explorer
In the late 1960s the US military noticed a good deal of Soviet naval activity…
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PT 109
Sure you have all heard the name of this WWII naval boat but what’s the…
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Venice
Venice used to be great and it is pretty cool now but when Jim Morrison…
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Ghost fleets
In times of war governments tend to build a lot of warships, and once the…
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Shoo Fly Landing.
From Borax to babes, blow and blackjack Before the freight trains tracks were laid there…
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Kamchatka, land of fire and ice
Unwelcome to Kamchatka! You disuninviteded! I travel all over the world (or did until the…
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PALOS VERDES
In the early 60s I lived in Palos Verdes. This is the stubby thumb of…
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The amazing adventures of James Lick
I love the story of James Lick. He’s largely forgotten except for a two mile…
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