Eugene: These are not exactly Hōkūleʻa vessels. Traditionally, Hōkūleʻa sailors slept in the two hulls. We sleep in tents on the deck.  Eugene: Let me describe the manufacture of these beautiful sailboats on the open ocean. In areas where excessive amounts of plastic ended up, they recycled degrading plastic to form molds. The molds expanded […]

We stumbled out of the hyperloop tubes and into a large coastal city, Nikolayevsk-on-Amur.At the fisherman’s wharf, barrel-chested men were selling tunas in a festive way. The action attracted many tourists like ourselves. And in the midst of the festivities, a one-man-band upped the tempo.We sat down to a feast: 40 different plates of seafood, […]