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Could have been better

Posted by Ken Campbell June 23, 2012 2 Comments 1192 views

One of the reporters that I spoke to last Tuesday worked for the Associated Press, and since what gets sent out on the AP wire goes around the world, the things I said to him were printed on web sites and newsprint within hours, all over the planet. New Zealand, Spain, England… and it’s all […]

Stella maris

Posted by Ken Campbell June 22, 2012 0 Comment 3568 views

The compass rose is a standard feature of nautical charts, and has been since the 1300’s. First called wind roses, they were used to identify the names of the particular winds that came from various points on the horizon. The eight principal winds that are referenced using the compass rose have their own poetry about […]

First day of summer

Posted by Ken Campbell June 21, 2012 0 Comment 1268 views

It’s actually supposed to feel like summer around here today, which is nice. Because the rumor is, by the time the weekend rolls around, it’s going to be winter again. Or fall, at least. That’s how it goes up here in rainforest country… It’s been a nutty couple of days since the Ikkatsu story broke […]

Media day

Posted by Ken Campbell June 20, 2012 0 Comment 1263 views

I got off the water yesterday from my 3-day YMCA training course and spent the next four or five hours on the phone. It seems that reports of what we found on the beaches last week has attracted the attention of the fifth estate. (When I wasn’t on the phone I was in front of […]

Gone again

Posted by Ken Campbell June 17, 2012 0 Comment 1208 views

I’m out the door once more, this time out to a few locations in the south Sound with the crew from Camp Seymour. It’s trip leader training time again, and with Kopachuck Park closed for camping, this year we’ll be heading to some new spots (new for the camp personnel, anyway.) The plan is to […]

Revolving door

Posted by Ken Campbell June 16, 2012 0 Comment 1136 views

This is the time of year when I feel like I need to put in a revolving door. I just got back the other night from the coast, and I am leaving tomorrow for a 3-day kayak training with the staff from Camp Seymour. Then I’ll be back until July 2nd (which seems like it’s […]

Pictures from an expedition

Posted by Ken Campbell June 15, 2012 0 Comment 1617 views

Not a lot of talk. Just photos. (These aren’t even the good ones… those will come from Steve and Kiwi, and they’ll be on the Ikkatsu web site in due course.) Not to mention that this will all be a film eventually, and you will want to see it. I know I will. In the […]

So much to say

Posted by Ken Campbell June 15, 2012 0 Comment 1483 views

The first leg of the Ikkatsu Project was, in my estimation anyway, a rousing success. Filming went well, the weather started out nice and ended rather burly (as all good expeditions should), and we found a lot of debris. Which actually is not a “good” thing at all, but it certainly sharpened our focus. Although […]

Back…

Posted by Ken Campbell June 14, 2012 1 Comment 1045 views

We got back from the coast yesterday evening after a very successful first phase of the Ikkatsu project. We found debris, not just the usual sickening quantities of beach plastic, but also some items that were directly attributable to the tsunami. (Including what we think was once part of a house – the bathroom, we’re […]

Initiate Phase 1

Posted by Ken Campbell June 8, 2012 0 Comment 1060 views

So… we’re leaving today for Neah Bay. Tomorrow, we’ve got a few interviews in town and some shooting to do in the surrounding area and then, on Sunday morning, we’ll actually push off the beach with the boats loaded. We may have cell phone coverage for part of the time, but it’s pretty sporadic. I’m […]