Beautiful & Dangerous

Some of you know about my hobby of making mixed cds and some of you do not… Well, I would like to share with you all a double disc set I have compiled for the trip South. I hope you all enjoy it…

Click on the songs to see videos or link to where you can find them. If you like a song, do yourself a favor and buy it… I wish I could send everyone a signed copy of this dual set, however…

My gift to you for the holidays…

The set is called Beautiful & Dangerous…

Beautiful – (The First Time Again)

1.  Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse – Minus the Bear
2. So Here We Are – Bloc Party
3. Long Distance Call – Phoenix
4. All In It – British Sea Power
5. Lately – The Helio Sequence
6. Details of the War – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
7. Start a War – The National
8. Frontier City – Kings of Leon
9. A Broken Promise – Sleepercar
10. Fever – Takka Takka
11. Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
12. Two – The Antlers
13. Walcott – Vampire Weekend
14. Autumn Beds – Modest Mouse
15. Very Loud – Shout Out Louds
16. Wishing Well – The Airborne Toxic Event
17. Sleepwalking Ballad – Apostle of Hustle
18. 7/4 (Shoreline) – Broken Social Scene
19. Drunk With the Only Saints I Know – Carissa’s Wierd
20. Pa Pa Power – Dead Man’s Bones
21. Weighty Ghost – Wintersleep

Dangerous – (There & Then You’re Gone)

1. A Dangerous Thing – Lucero
2. Women In Black – The Roadside Graves
3. Ashamed – Deer Tick
4. Summer Light – The Cave Singers
5. Laundry Room – Avett Brothers
6. The Longest Day – Megafaun
7. Bar Woman Blues – The Watson Twins
8. Lack of Height – Caroline Smith and The Goodnight Sleeps
9. Pulling On a Line – Great Lake Swimmers
10. Temazcal – Monsters of Folk
11. Your Belly In My Arms – The Felice Brothers
12. Stay Out of Trouble – Kings Of Convenience
13. Save Your Day – Jose González
14. Shore to Shore – Johnny Flynn
15. Into the Stream – The Tallest Man On Earth
16. Something to Believe – Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan
17. Dead Letter – Wintersleep
18. Stars – The Love Language
19. Om Nashi Me – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
20. Fluorescent Lights – Carissa’s Wierd
21. The Doctor And The Dj – Bright Eyes

Work

Solar Panals Installed

Matt at Work

 

Check out some of the work we have been doing in preparation…

Click here http://wp.me/PBKU6-19  or go to Pictures – Crew on the right hand side of the page.

Montevideo

The Night is on Fire

 

Check out the pics from Montevideo!

The Sky is Burning

The Sky is Burning

Caught this gem a few nights ago. Some of you know of my affinity for sunsets. I find them quite awe inspiring and dusk is my favorite time of day.

Please check out the photo section for more photos.

We are working hard to prepare the boat to go south and waiting around for various packages to arrive at the Yacht Club

Issuma

After our first day of sailing...

A couple of days ago Matt and I met Richard in Punta del Este, Uruguay, also know as the Monte Carlo of South America. After a brief introduction to the boat, a couple of repairs and a dinner of fresh steak and beers, we set sail for Montevideo.

The weather was perfect and it gave both Matt and I the opportunity to get to know the boat in ideal conditions. We even caught a fish and five minutes later we were eating fresh sushi… Life doesn’t get better than that…

Currently, we are working on the boat doing some maintenance. We will be here in Montevideo for the next 10 days to 2 weeks. The yacht club here is 103 years old and is home to some very nice smaller pleasure sailing boats. The people are incredibly friendly.

I am trying to prepare a travel map where everyone can follow the progress of the boat. If anyone has any recommendations I would greatly appreciate it!! In the meantime, you can visit Richard’s blog and click on the map on the right hand side of the page to see where we are.

http://www.sailblogs.com/member/rhudson/?xjMsgID=86001#

or

http://www.sailblogs.com/member/rhudson/?show=map

The Beginning of a New Adventure

At the beginning of a new adventure there is always a feeling of uncertainty; that might be the reason I enjoy seeking adventure as much as I do. You never know what might be around the next corner…

Unfortunately, my adventure plans this summer did not come to fruition, however with every failure comes a new opportunity.

Currently, I am in Buenos Aires, sitting in a pub, sipping a beer and trying to figure out whether I want to write a BLOG… I am extremely anti-blog… I do not want to embellish my life or brag about the things that I have done, am doing or will do in the future. A very good friend of mine convinced me that I needed to share this experience with others… So here you go…

On Sunday, four guys from different walks of life and geographic locations in the world will meet to plan and implement a sailing adventure to the “Last Continent” on earth; Antarctica. We will start by sailing south to the tip of South America. In January we will shove off to Antarctica for a month and by March our goal is to arrive in Capetown, South Africa unscathed, battered, wind burned and smiling from ear to ear.

Hopefully, I can share these experiences with you all… Please stay tuned for pictures and anecdotes…

In the meantime, please check out the boat owners blog regarding Issuma, our vessel…

http://www.issuma.com/rhudson/

Marisco

Marisco

Marisco – Two English fellas and I are fixing this ol’ gem into the beautiful boat she once was… Marisco is a 40′ wooden ketch.