Monthly Archives: June 2010
Our first full day in Louisiana finds us venturing south from New Orleans to Houma, a town about an hours drive to the southwest. It is from here we are to take a flight over the marsh to inspect the damage, thus far, caused by the ongoing BP oil catastrophe. Walking into the office of Butler Aviation Services at the airport, the downtrodden mood, and accompanying anger, are palpable. Of course this is not assisted by the fact that Vice President Joe Biden is visiting Louisiana today. “What would you tell Joe if he walked into your office,” Robbie Butler, with the flight service of his name, asks me. He…read more »
As my eyes drifted out amongst sparse clouds and the gradient warm blue of the early morning West Texas skies, I thought back to my first blog entry en route to Antarctica in which I wonder at the contents of my luggage as being some indication of preparedness for my expedition. I wrote, “It is a rather interesting experience to relate one’s moment to a collection of particular things. If my journey can be defined, or at least contextualized, by the contents of my luggage…” Amazingly, I’m feeling rather the same as I embark on my journey to the Gulf of Mexico to be a witness to the environmental and…read more »
