Arashiyama
November 29, 2019
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Autumn in Kyoto
November 29, 2019
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Return to Fushimi Inari (Kyoto)
November 28, 2019
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Four years is the blink of an eye for this Shinto Shrine in Kyoto since it has been here for over 1300 years. A previous visit was pre-Fall in 2015. This visit happened at the height of Fall in Japan.
Senso-Ji Tokyo
November 26, 2019
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Though the weather was gray and drizzly, the temple was beautiful.
(Bits from a previous visit here.)
Meiji Jingu and Peace
November 25, 2019
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This Shinto Shrine in Tokyo is an oasis of peace in the bustling, teeming city.
Ginkos in full turn.
Sailing in New York City
May 20, 2017
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Best Graduation Present Evah
June 4, 2016
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St Croix Underwater
March 29, 2016
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Thanks to Haley Hendrickson of N2 the Blue Dive Shop on St Croix for the instruction and the incredible pictures.
Diving St Croix
March 25, 2016
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Thanks to N2 the Blue Dive Shop for some personal, friendly, and impeccable diving. Of our massive two shop sample of St Croix, N2 the Blue is superior in all ways. (Our experience with Cane Bay Dive Shop was much looser, chaotic, and more random with a small chance of accidental death.)
.The diving in St Croix is great (and relentless when you are with Eli). Our dives:
The Pier – excellent life and a great dive
Sprat Hole – turtle
Swirling Reef of Death – coral farm working on stag’s horn coral
Shallow Wrecks – three big boats
The Pier
The Jungle (north side) – a nice deep wall with Cane River
Pavilions (north side) – wall and coral garden with Cane River
The Pier at Night – wild in the dark
Armageddon – nice pile of debris with associated wildlife
Little Mill Point – shallow wall with much coral (turtle)
We’ve seen all sorts of everything: turtles, sharks (eating lion fish we killed), eels of all kinds, two kinds of lobster, many angel fish, crabs, seahorses, an octopus and more.
Team Tartan Breaks Fundraising Record (More to Go Tho)
September 5, 2015
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We’re sailing the Leukemia Cup in kilts for sure again this year since we trounced our $30,000 fundraising goal. So far we’ve raised just over $43,000 and our NEW GOAL is $45,000!
Sailing our way to $45K! You can help…
We have one week to go before the race. In fact, we were sailing this morning getting ready for the big race. Now we’re wiped out.
Some boat instrument maintenance was in order today.
Meet Team Tartan’s sailing squad.