Travel and Data

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Norfolk #47

In Search of Wyland Walls

The wall in Norfolk is in the harbor area. There is a great walkway there that offers a view of the large shipyards across the water and along a World War 2 battleship. The area …

Washington DC #45

In Search of Wyland Walls

It rained quite hard on the way from Baltimore to Washington but by the time we got to the Zoo it had reduced to a drizzle. It was not great Zoo weather and, while not yet …

Baltimore #46

In Search of Wyland Walls

Unlike the West coast, on the East coast, you cat get to three states between lunch and dinner. After our success in Wilmington, we headed off to Baltimore to see “Extinct Atlantic …

Wildwood, NJ #43

In Search of Wyland Walls

After the disappointment of the destruction of “East Coast Humpbacks” in Philadelphia, we were doubly disappointed to find that “Humpbacks off the New Jersey Coast” was in the …

Wilmington, DE #44

In Search of Wyland Walls

After failed attempts to see a wall in Philadelphia and Wildwood, we finally got to see “Delaware Marine Mammals” in Wilmington. The wall is aged but the only original Wyland wall …

New York #40

In Search of Wyland Walls

New York is a festive place to visit at Christmas. While the purpose of the visit was to take in the holiday decorations we could not pass up the opportunity to see “Inner City …

Destin #88

In Search of Wyland Walls

All of our trips tracking down Walls have been fun and adventurous, but none as much as going to see “Marine Life off the Gulf”. We had no travel plans to see walls this year but a …

A year with the Fiat 500e

As I complete my first year with the 500e I wanted to share some of the data I have been collecting in case others might find it interesting. Summary of what I learned looking at …

What is MPGe?

Everyone is used to seeing car mileage MPG (miles-per-gallon) ratings. Since electric cars don’t use gasoline the traditional MPG rating is not applicable, so the electric …

San Francisco #61

In Search of Wyland Walls

When our adventure started back in 2010 our first wall was close to home at Pier 39 in San Francisco. There were 2 walls in that area but due to construction around the aquarium it …