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General West Coast of Florida
Book: "Cruising Guide to the West Coast of Florida" by Claiborne Young (doesn't cover Okeechobee Waterway)
Web page of anchorages at Jung Charters (must register to get access)
Sail Miami's "Florida Boating Marine Directory"
FL Sea Grant's maps of anchorages
Subscribe to Claiborne Young's "The Salty Southeast" quarterly free newsletter: send email containing just the word "subscribe". Heavily oriented towards marinas and restaurants and ICW, but has other information too.
Typical Wind Pattern on Florida's West Coast, by Tom Lenfestey Jr.:
During the months January, February and March, the prevailing wind is from the ENE. With a cold front approaching, the wind will clock (veer) to the SW; at this point, WATCH OUT. Within 12 to 24 hours the wind will switch suddenly to the NW-NE quadrant and will blow a good Force 8 for about 48 to 72 hours; the wind will then drop to Force 3 while shifting around to the ENE.
During the months of March through December, the cycle takes about a week and does not build up to such force as the cold months. Listen to the weather watch on VHF; watch the weather; flip a coin.
During the months of March through December, the cycle takes about a week and does not build up to such force as the cold months. Listen to the weather watch on VHF; watch the weather; flip a coin.
From the IRBS live-aboard mailing list:
The west coast winds are more variable and light (unreliable) than on the east coast. Chances of hurricanes are far, far less, however. The north/south weather in winter seems to divide at Sarasota. The area clear from Tarpon Springs to the Everglades makes for good cruising but a 5' or less draft is necessary in many areas.
From Steve Honour on Cruising World message board:
.. a wonderful thing happens after dark on the west coast. The trades enhance the offshore night wind and fuel the east wind of the night. Many a cruiser has learned that if you want to make miles up and down the west coast of Florida in the summer, the best way to do it is to sail at night. It's cool and breezy with a nice offshore wind. Stay near shore and you even have a calm sea.
Paraphrased from "Cruising The Easy Way" by Bill Robinson:
- Winter: warm and pleasant, but can have fog and cold northers.
- Summer: little wind, lots of heat and humidity, almost daily [afternoon] thunderstorms.
- Spring and Fall: nice.
Spring break: most schools break in the 2nd or 3rd weeks of March. A few in the 1st or 4th weeks of March.
SouthSailNet - Sue and Larry's "Cruising the Florida Everglades"
From south to north:
- Little Shark River.
I anchored east of red 4: entrance has a spot of 5.5 feet at low tide, 8+ inside at low tide, moderately strong currents, bad no-see-ums at dawn and dusk even in early March, bottom seems to be scoured coral, a dozen other boats anchored.
In calm water, consider anchoring offshore, to avoid the insects.
Don't know why the guidebooks say it's so pretty here; it's okay, but nothing special.
NPR on 91.3.
- Ten Thousand Islands.
Indian Key Pass: good holding, few bugs in wide-open space, dolphins, occasional wakes, NPR on 90.1.
- Marco Island.
Factory Bay anchorage: channels are down the sides, not through the middle. Lots of space, mixed holding.
As of 5/2006, town enacted an ordinance to limit anchoring to 72 hours, plus another 72 hours if proof of pump-out is shown. Also, must stay 300 feet or more from docks and shoreline.
Nowhere to get ashore for free, not much of interest ashore anyway.
Can dinghy in to Marco River Marina for free if you don't stay long and don't leave the property.
Coconut Island anchorage: a bit crowded during the day, very exposed to wind.
- Naples.
"Port Royal anchorage" (canal NW of G21, just north of Gordon Pass): lots of space, good shelter and holding, lots of expensive houses, nowhere to get ashore.
City harbor: completely filled with slips and city moorings, nowhere to anchor.
In 2005, apparently the dinghy dock and mooring field in the city harbor have been closed/removed.
Fort Myers Area
- Fort Myers Beach / Matanzas Pass / Estero Bay.
- Navigation:
- In 10/2004, city installed two 35-ball mooring fields and a turning basin which take all of the anchorage; anchoring no longer allowed. Must have liability insurance to use moorings. Run by Salty Sam's marina. Rates as of 4/2006: $13/night or $260/month.
- City also limits anchoring within 1000 feet of "territorial limits" to 24 hours.
- Anchorage: go to E end of pass (farthest from bridge), past Salty Sam's marina, and turn left (N) away from Gulf.
- Very hard to anchor past the E end of pass (farthest from bridge): water is very shallow just outside the channel.
- Lots of boats anchored in Hurricane Bay ?
- Free dinghy dock behind white house about 200 yards E of bridge (dock
will become private soon, when owner dies).
Use only the sides of the dock, not the end.
Always use a stern anchor (there were problems with dinghies going under the dock and damaging it and themselves).
Bob is the dock owner; Dieter is his son-in-law.
House is at 290 Carolina Ave.
Comes out to 1600 block of Estero Blvd (main street; numbers increase going E).
- Also can dinghy ashore behind supermarket (and 2 blocks from library): at SE corner of anchorage, go down canal by R4. Land at end, among mangrove tree roots; kind of smelly, muddy, tidal and can be very crowded. Have heard of thefts (mainly of gas tanks) after dark.
- Also can dinghy ashore behind Waffle House: at SW corner of anchorage, near south end of bridge, go down canal by Matanzas Inn. Land at end, at seawall with fence on top; no dock, smelly, and a long step up/down at low tide, but right in the middle of things.
- Also can dinghy ashore at Bonita Bill's restaurant, near mainland end of bridge.
- Stuff grows on the boat-bottoms very quickly in this harbor, which is strange because there are relatively few liveaboard boats, and strong tidal currents. Plan to clean the prop just before leaving.
- Facilities:
- Local trolley up and down Estero Blvd: 25 cents. Very slow westbound because of traffic.
- Buses to Ft Myers: trolley from either end of bridge to
Summerlin Square (7 days a week, 7 AM to 9 PM; winter: free and every 20 to 50 minutes;
summer: 25 cents and every hour),
then route 130 bus (7 AM to 8 PM, MTWRF every hour, Sat every 2 hours, no Sun service, $1)
to Edison Mall in Ft Myers (on Colonial near 41).
Can get route maps at library.
- Water-taxi during winter/spring: Capt Rusty's, 994-9944, $5.
- Airport: taxi $25 to airport, taxi $42 back from airport, or take 50 bus from Summerlin Square. 50 bus schedule is misleading/quirky: bus leaves Summerlin Square, heads away from the airport, does a loop, then comes right back past the Square 15 minutes later, outside the Square, with a stop on Summerlin Road. So even though it might seem the trolley and bus don't connect well, it might work out. Check with bus company before relying on this ! Tell the trolley driver when you get on, and he might radio ahead to the 50 bus.
- Post Office: 200 Carolina Ave. Ft Myers 33931. If you want to receive something "general delivery", fill out a card to "register" with the post office. May be limited to 30 days ?
- UPS deliveries: can receive them by sending to "c/o Print Shop Ink, 1661 Estero Blvd, Suite 3, Ft Myers Beach FL 33931" (next to Post Office). They'll charge $1 per package. Must pick up within a day or two, or they'll start charging a per-day storage fee. MTWRF 8-4:30.
- Beach: enter across from Carolina Ave, go west (toward pier) for more activity.
- Medical clinic: on First St, near S end of bridge.
- Internet:
- Library: 2755 Estero Blvd; MW 9-8, TRF 9-5, Sat 9-1. Often a 2-hour wait for internet in the morning; can sign up for following day.
- No Wi-Fi signals in the middle of the harbor as of 9/2004.
- Stores:
- Nice hardware store: Jay's, on Estero Blvd, 1/2 block E of Carolina Ave. Looks like a gift shop from the outside.
- Topps supermarket, and liquor store: 2545 Estero Blvd.
- Big produce stand at about 2301 Estero Blvd.
- Some kind of nautical/marine secondhand store at about 2401 Estero Blvd. Never open ?
- NAPA Auto, and Goodwill store, on San Carlos next to Texaco on mainland. About 1/2 mile from Bonita Bill's.
- West Marine, Winn-Dixie, Eckerds, barber, dentist (239-466-2888) at Summerlin Square (take trolley). Albertson's and Dollar Store within a half-mile, diagonally across big intersection.
- KMart: have to take 2 buses down to Bonita Springs.
- Welding/metal shop: Heavy Metal Welding, in Villers Seafood complex, just W of Ballard's diesel, 941-267-0484, cash only.
- Boatyard/store: Gulf Marine, 100 yards west of Villers Seafood complex.
- Boatyard: Olsen's. Very expensive.
- Outboard and prop service: Hill Marine, next to Coast Guard station, 239-765-8600.
- Gulf Coast Marine Electrical (GCME); Onan dealer. On mainland, E on Main St, N onto Buttonwood, behind lumber store. MTWRF 8-5.
- Perkins diesel: D&L Diesel, 239-482-6363, 2301 Bruner Lane #B3 33912, near Andrea Ave somewhere near Fort Myers.
- Fuel, etc:
- Diesel: in harbor, Ballard's Oil, at tall silo with diesel signs all over it; price
changes daily but seems reasonable; cash only.
They won't load into jugs brought by dinghy;
bring the big boat and they will load into tanks and/or jugs.
Diesel also available at Moss Marine, for higher price.
Diesel also available at Fort Myer's Beach Marina just outside bridge on mainland side.
Diesel also available at Salty Sam's, for highest price.
- Water: free at the Carolina Ave dinghy dock, but
a donation would be appreciated.
15 cents/gallon at Salty Sam's marina, even if you buy fuel !
- Garbage: city cans, often at trolley stops; there's one across Estero Blvd from Carolina Ave. Also cans at beach entrances. Dumpsters across from supermarket and across from Bonita Bill's.
- Dispose of used motor-oil:
Tank behind Texaco station, beside Napa Auto Parts, on San Carlos Blvd.
Gavin's Ace Hardware, 6065 San Carlos Blvd, 466-7777, 2-gal limit.
AFA Texaco 6231 Estero Blvd. 463-6843.
Maybe a disposal tank in small shed on side of Viller's seafood building.
Salty Sam's marina will take 2 gallons for $5 !
- Dispose of used coolant/antifreeze:
AFA Texaco 6231 Estero Blvd. 463-6843
- No block ice available anywhere. Cheapest ice at Casey's drinking club on back side of supermarket ? 10 lbs for $1.25
- Propane tank exchange: Handy Market, about 2101 Estero Blvd ?
- Propane tank refill: Ballard's Oil in harbor.
- Diesel: in harbor, Ballard's Oil, at tall silo with diesel signs all over it; price changes daily but seems reasonable; cash only. They won't load into jugs brought by dinghy; bring the big boat and they will load into tanks and/or jugs.
- Miscellaneous:
- Boater's hangout: Bonita Bill's restaurant under mainland end of bridge; has dinghy dock.
- NPR on 90.1
- Local news radio during hurricanes: FM 90.9, FM 96.9, AM 1200, sometimes FM 102.9
- Broadcast TV: one channel with bad antenna, six with good antenna.
- Shrimp parade and festival: mid-March. Parade starts about 10 near library.
- St Patrick's day parade: mid-March. Parade starts at 10:30 at Santini Marina Plaza (E end of island), ends at Church of the Ascension.
- Offshore power-boat race and air-show: mid-May. Disappointing.
- Sting-rays in the water are a hazard from May to October; shuffle your feet to avoid stepping on them and being stung.
- In spring, red tide can cause coughing and irritation.
- Spring training baseball (late Feb, most of March):
Boston Red Sox play in downtown Ft Myers (City of Palms Park, 2201 Edison Ave at Broadway, near M L King Blvd between 41 and Fowler). 239-334-4700. $9 general admission.
Minnesota Twins play in south edge of Ft Myers (Hammond Stadium, 14100 Six Mile Rd between Daniels Rd and Metro Pkwy). 800-33TWINS, www.twinsbaseball.com
- Navigation:
- Sanibel Causeway bridge.
- St James City.
No good way to dinghy ashore.
Publix supermarket somewhere.
- Cape Coral.
Bimini Basin: dinghy to a small public dock alongside a park; walk to supermarket and West Marine.
- Ft Myers.
From Michael on Cruising World message board 12/2002:
The city of Fort Myers just opened a mooring field off their docks. The price is OK and you get to use their facilities. They said they have a dinghy dock for the mooring field. There is a bridge that you may need to find out the height of. And it may be farther up the river than you want to be. There is LOTS to do downtown, but it is a little short on hardware and food stores, but there is good bus / trains from there.From Robert Homan on the SailNet liveaboard-list:If you are on a sailboat, Ft. Myers has installed a mooring field across the river from the marina. Powerboats as I understand it cannot use the mooring field ... something to do with the Manatees and Manatee Club and the permitting process ...From George Rubei on the SailNet liveaboard-list:There is a new mooring field in Fort Myers, run by the City Yacht Basin ... runs $8/day [plus liveaboard fee ?] ... this gives you dinghy dock in the marina (reasonably secure), pump out, showers, garbage disposal etc. The city proper is a short walk from the marina ... mostly bars and restaurants ... shopping is best done using the county bus system for Publix and Wal-Mart in North Fort Myers ... West Marine and Boat US are also available by bus. Marina is well run, the moorings are new, you'll need your own pennant, similar to Las Olas in Lauderdale.From Bob Witte on the SailNet liveaboard-list:
You can anchor in many spots on the river, but you will NOT have much in the way of dinghy access.
Bridge heights are on the order of 54 feet.
Current rates for moorings at the Fort Myers Yacht Basin:
Daily (1 to 29 days): $8
Monthly: $200
Yearly: $170 ???
Live Aboard charge on Mooring: $35/month
The Yacht Basin is located at 1300 Lee St Fort Myers Fl 33901. Phone is (239) 334 8271.
All of the above is from the current rate sheet ... There may be a rate increase effective 4/1/03.If you are interested in Ft. Meyers proper, about the only place really close that I know of is the Municipal Marina next to the bridge (Rt. 41, I think) It is two blocks from the center of the city. I have stayed there twice and was very happy with the facility.
- Entrance channel to Ft Myers city mooring field is dicey:
The upstream bridge actually is two parallel bridges, giving a total of three bridges. The entrance channel is just downstream of the middle bridge, parallel to it, between it and Lofton Island, NE of Lofton Island. Do not go inside the marked channel; go between the red markers and the bridge. Depth maybe 6 feet at high tide, probably less than 4 feet at low tide. Call the Ft Myers Yacht Basin for advice before using the channel.
- Manager of city mooring field told me 6/2004 that soon they are going to require liability insurance to use the moorings.
- Someone told me the city tried to outlaw anchoring in the river a few years ago (1999 or so), but anchoring is legal now (2003). I anchored just upstream of the city mooring field in April 2003. Lots of traffic noise from the bridges. And can be rough when wind is blowing up or down the river.
- Libraries: 2050 Lee St Ft Myers (near Price about 7 blocks E of 41), 2001 N Tamiami Trail N Fort Myers (on 739 past Bayshore).
- Supermarket about 3 miles away.
- Marine surplus store "Marine Trading Post" on route 41, about a mile west of the river. 1156 N Tamiami Trail, 239-997-5777.
- Edison-Ford Estates: 2350 McGregor Blvd, MTWRFS 9-4 Sun 12-4, $14. Recommended tour guide: Bea.
- Entrance channel to Ft Myers city mooring field is dicey:
- To Lake Okeechobee from the west.
49-foot (up) railroad bridge is on east exit from lake, at Port Mayaca. Most other bridges are 55 feet; some higher.
Caloosahatchee River from Beautiful Island to Glades Boatyard is wide enough to anchor just about anywhere in good weather, although there are some big wakes.
The locks all provide lines hanging from the sides, and usually there aren't many cleats or bollards so you can't really use your own lines.
- Beautiful Island railroad bridge: usually open.
- Hansen's marina, up the Orange River (really just a creek).
Supposedly has been sold and will be replaced by condominiums.
- Anchorage: Oxbow loop across from power plant, upstream from Beautiful Island.
Good depths but the bottom is very thin mud; holding is mediocre.
- Franklin Lock.
No cleats in the lock walls; must use hanging lines.
Basin next to it is small, too small to anchor my 44-foot boat. Some basic slips for low prices. Can land a dinghy.
- LaBelle.
Free med-moor dock is right at SW corner of bridge; has electric and water.
Motel face-dock on north side was completely full.
I anchored in the north-middle of the river and dinghied ashore at the boat-ramp on north side, and at the town dock.
Town is south of bridge.
Library next to free med-moor dock; MTWRF 10-5, Sat 10-1, MR 7-9. $5 for non-resident library card to use internet computers for 30 days. No Sunday newspapers.
Hardware store, machine shop, barber shops, banks, supermarkets, Dollar store, etc.
U-Save supermarket 1/2 mile south of bridge; very cheap Mexican restaurant at corner of supermarket's parking lot.
- Port LaBelle Marina.
Maybe 2 miles upstream from LaBelle ?
- Owl Creek marina / yard.
- Ortona marina being planned just downstream of the lock.
- Ortona Lock.
There are a few cleat-like metal loops inset into the lock walls, but you're better off using the hanging lines.
- Glades Boat Yard.
Large storage area with hundreds of boats; smaller work area with a couple of dozen boats.
DIY-oriented, but they do bottom-painting, have a fiberglass guy, etc.
Nothing else nearby; need a car to get to LaBelle. It's a long way down a dirt road just to get out to the main highway.
- Moore Haven Lock.
- Moore Haven.
Old canal runs north from junction with lock (to west) and main channel (to south). Carries 13+ feet for at least a couple hundred yards, probably for miles. No commercial traffic, but some high-speed small motorboats. Alligators.
- Liberty Pt.
If heading east, don't miss the turn to starboard at Liberty Pt.
- Clewiston.
Saw one cruising boat tied to dolphins N of junction, but otherwise nowhere to anchor.
- The lake itself.
The lake is big; takes a long time to get across.
It's shallow, so it can be rough in strong wind.
Can anchor just about anywhere; anchor will drag slightly, but there's plenty of room to drag.
NPR is 90.1 on the west side, 91.3 on the east side.
- Port Mayaca railroad bridge.
From Wade Caldwell on SailNet's Gulfstar mailing list:The highlight of taking "the ditch" was that we got to do the Okeechobee Limbo! For the uninitiated, this is a wonderful little trick performed by Billy the magician for passing under the 49 foot RR bridge just past the Port Mayaca lock on the east side of the lake. He was able to make our 51-foot clearance pass under the bridge with about eight 55-gallon plastic barrels, a piece of pvc pipe, two pieces of string and a water pump. He said the largest mast he has done was 54-4. It was an experience and worth the $150 price just to watch. ...
I'm told the bridge clearance is 49'3" when the Lake water level is 14.1'.
- Beautiful Island railroad bridge: usually open.
Charlotte Harbor Area
- Pine Island Sound / Ding Darling nature preserve.
From Robert Homan on the SailNet liveaboard-list:... pick an anchorage down around Pine Island or Sanibel. Don't know if anyone in that area will let you tie up your dinghy free or not ... most of the people down there will make you pay for thinking about being there.
From Gary Elder: [near Cayo Costa island] go around north end of Useppa island, go E at marker 65, then S along beach. Anchor near mansion/restaurant. There is a shoal E of marker 4, but good water close to marker 4. Can dinghy around S end of Useppa to go to Cabbage Key.
From Gary Elder: If you like nature tours, look for the break in the mangroves that leads to Tarpon Bay. Inside the little bay is a dock where you can find the nature tours. Be advised that at low tide it will probably be necessary to walk your dink over the shallow area at the entrance to the little bay.
My favorite: Pelican Bay (NE end of Cayo Costa). Well-protected anchorage, but entrance is very shoaly. Dinghy to dock, pay $1/day, walk trail across island to beach. Nice long beach, some people, lots of seashells.
- Punta Gorda.
- Anchor between R4 and SE end of first (41 SB) bridge.
Big park on waterfront is Gilchrist park; road along it is W. Retta Esplanade.
Dinghy ashore to little beach near gazebos at NE end of park.
There are two little beaches: use the extreme NE one; the one at SW end of gazebos has rocks in water.
- Library: MTWRFS 9-6, on W. Henry near Shreve St.
From NE end of park, left onto Retta Esplanade, right onto 41 SB, right onto Henry, 1/4 mile.
(Shortest, about 1 mile:) From middle of park, take McGregor St SE to Henry, turn right.
From SW end of park, left onto Shreve, walk 3/4 mile to Henry, turn left.
- West Marine: on 41, 1/2 mile SE of bridge, NE side.
- Radio Shack: across 41 from West Marine, on SW side.
- Hardware store: at Taylor and Marion. From NE end of park, walk down Taylor ?
- Anchor between R4 and SE end of first (41 SB) bridge.
Gasperilla Sound / Boca Grande Pass:
The best mooring and anchorage (in my opinion) is located just north on the ICW, about a mile north of boca grande pass, inside the harbor at red "2" off to the west, down the channel turning to the starboard.
Great anchorage, all med-moor, good holding and some of the prettiest beaches in the world. Great bike trails, friendly and safe.
Plus you're halfway between Tampa and Naples / Ft Meyers and you're on charlotte harbor, cabbage, usspoa [Useppa ?] island and deep water.
The best mooring and anchorage (in my opinion) is located just north on the ICW, about a mile north of boca grande pass, inside the harbor at red "2" off to the west, down the channel turning to the starboard.
Great anchorage, all med-moor, good holding and some of the prettiest beaches in the world. Great bike trails, friendly and safe.
Plus you're halfway between Tampa and Naples / Ft Meyers and you're on charlotte harbor, cabbage, usspoa [Useppa ?] island and deep water.
Tampa Bay AreaFrom south to north:
- Venice.
Inlet is hard to see (use GPS), but easy to navigate.
Anchorage is small and surrounded by shoals.
- Sarasota.
- As of 5/2003, Big Sarasota Pass is considered non-navigable and markers will be removed soon; New Pass was dredged 4/2003 and should be fine.
- 6/2009: City has decided to install a mooring field and outlaw anchoring by 8/2009.
- Anchorage is large; some wakes.
- Dinghy ashore to east side of Bayfront park; $2/day to pull dinghy up on a very shelly beach.
- Downtown is all boutiques: no groceries, no hardware store, etc.
- Library: straight out of park, up Ringling Blvd, left onto Pineapple, to Main St, library is large building on N side of triangular park. MTWR 9-9, FS 9-5, Sun 1-5.
- Ringling art museum / mansion / circus museum complex, and separate car-and-music museum, are 3 to 4 miles north along route 41, at University Parkway. Ringling complex is open MTWRFSS 10-5; admission $15 ?
- Mote Aquarium is on peninsula on south side of New Pass.
- Bradenton (on south side of Manatee River).
Maps at Chamber of Commerce, 222 10th St.
Library near waterfront.
Twin Dolphin marina (dinghy docking not allowed).
Fixed bridge just upstream of town has 41-foot vertical clearance.
Heard 8/2006 that the town has taken over "an anchorage" (don't know where) and is putting in a mooring field.
- Palmetto (on north side of Manatee River).
Regatta Pointe marina
Supermarket about 1/2 mile from marina.
Fixed bridge just upstream of town has 41-foot vertical clearance.
Boat-ramp at base of fixed bridge.
- St Petersburg.
Very good bus service.
For beach, anchor around SW corner at St Petersburg Beach.
Vinoy Basin: holding is poor. Can land dinghy at beach inside basin.
Maximo's Marina: on SW side of St Pete, from Boca Ciega Bay. One block to West Marine and Publix.
- Tampa.
- Ybor City (Latin quarter).
- Centro Ybor: entertainment center, museum, visitor's center, etc.
- Tampa Museum of Art.
- Busch Gardens.
- Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI).
- St Petersburg.
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- Gulfport.
- Library 3 blocks from waterfront, up the main street.
- Bus to supermarket.
- Madiera Beach / Johns Pass.
- Nice (but shallow) anchorage in canal just N of pass, but someone told me it's limited to a 72-hour stay.
- Clearwater.
- I anchored east of G13; lots of wakes. Dinghied ashore to mud-flat and waded from there, into parking lot of retirement community.
- Publix supermarket on S Ft Harrison St, about 3/4 mile S of bridge, at Turner Ave.
NorthAll of this info is pre-hurricane-Ivan.
There is little shelter between Clearwater and Carrabelle, around the "Big Bend". The consensus seems to be that a non-stop crossing straight across (say, Clearwater or Tarpon Springs to/from Carrabelle (Dog Island) or Panama City) is preferable to hopping along the shore. A straight crossing leaves you out of VHF radio contact (even with USCG) for a long time. But shore-hopping exposes you to weather for longer, and there isn't much assistance along those shores anyway. Pick weather carefully.
Maptech "compact chartkits" (compact region 8 and full region 16) are missing charts for St George Sound, Carrabelle, Apalachicola Bay, St Joseph Bay, and the ICW from Eastpoint to East Bay. Don't know if Maptech full region 8 covers them. The information below is enough to enter St George Sound and Carrabelle from the Gulf; that's pretty straightforward.
Shoals prevent entering St George Sound from the NE, around the NE end of Dog Island.
NE end of Dog Island approx lat 29.49.8 long 84.34.5
Main inlet (gap between St George Island and Dog island) approx lat 29.46.0 long 84.39.8 (keep green on W side, red on E side; markers start SW of gap). Can anchor off the channel inside the inlet. Channel to Carrabelle is straightforward, but the markers are far apart, tidal currents can push you sideways, and don't mistake shoal markers for channel markers.
Shoals prevent entering Apalachicola Bay from W and SW. There is a tiny-looking Government Cut on SE side; don't know the depth and if there are military restrictions; have heard that the east side of the cut is shoaling, stay on the west side. Fixed 50-foot bridge may prevent entering the Bay from St George Sound.
ICW: fixed 50-foot bridges cross the ICW in several places: S of Eastpoint between Apalachicola Bay and St George Sound, mile 295 SE of Panama City, mile 285 W of St Andrew, mile 223 at Ft Walton Beach (49-foot; chart is wrong). Also a fixed 48-foot bridge (chart is wrong) between Destin inlet and the bay (doesn't prevent going from inlet to city harbor, but inlet is shoaly / local knowledge, and channel into harbor is shifty and 5-foot depth). No low fixed bridges on the ICW from Pensacola to Mobile to New Orleans.
From Wayne:
If you can go under a 50 foot (low tide, about 52') bridge - The Tyndall/ Du Pont Bridge here in Parker, you can come [inside] all the way from Apalachicola to Panama City. If you have to have closer to 65' then you can go from Apalachicola via the GIWW to the Gulf County Canal and go into St Joseph Bay (great place), and then on the outside to the Panama City entrance.
Time zone changes from Eastern to Central between Carrabelle and Panama City.
- Carrabelle FL.
- Above town, a 39-foot fixed bridge crosses the river.
- Can anchor in large grassy shoal in the middle of town if you can tolerate 5-foot depths, and maybe being aground at low low tide. Stay close to weeds on side far from channel; shoal is in the middle of the river, and dry at low tide near channel markers. Other than that, not much space to anchor. Strong tidal currents.
- Dinghy ashore to boat ramp at south end of C-Quarter marina. Sandy, shelly, lots of dead fish.
- Library in middle of town. Internet access but can't use floppy. No newspapers at all. Closed Sun and Mon.
- IGA supermarket in north/middle of town.
- Two hardware stores: one next to supermarket, other a couple of blocks S of library.
- Supposedly somewhere at S end of town or S out of town: "Boaties" marine store, and a Dollar store.
- Fishing fleet, several marinas and fuel docks, at least one boatyard.
- Yellow flies in the evening (at least, in May).
- Panama City FL.
- Redfish Pt anchorage: get close in for shallow water;
some swell bends around the point even in W wind.
Smack Bayou anchorage: long-term boats in there; didn't do it myself.
Massalina Bayou anchorage: room for 4 or 5 boats, but it was pretty full with long-term boats.
- Grand Lagoon anchorage: lots of wakes, especially near state park dock. Sometimes they enforce anchor-light rules. Not much of interest ashore, and I got hassled about not paying an entrance fee.
- Free dinghy dock: inside city marina: go in SE entrance, head to NW corner.
Also could beach dinghy at beach on NW side of city marina.
- City marina is at end of Harrison Ave.
- Library: near city marina: go out of marina on Harrison Ave, left onto Government St, next to City Hall. MTW 9-8, RFS 9-5, Sun 1-5.
- Marine stores: Boat Works at 4th and Beach (1 block from library; MTWRF 8-5, S 8-12), Sailor's Supply on Beach at NW end of bridge, Panama Marine at Jenks and 6th.
- Bus system: $1 to anywhere, stop at Government and Harrison.
- The Junior Museum (kids/science): 1731 Jenks Ave between 15th and 19th Sts; $3; MTWRF 9-4, S 10-4.
- Groceries: Grocery Outlet (supermarket) at Mackenzie and 6th (about 6 blocks from city marina). 10% surcharge for using credit card, and they don't tell you about it.
- Walmart, Walmart Superstore: ???
- Used-oil and oil-filter disposal: near free dinghy dock inside city marina.
- I'd guess that most of the Spring Break stuff happens at Panama City Beach, which is not close to any anchorage. Maybe some fun on Shell Island, which is accessible only by boat ?
- Perkins dealer: Panhandle Marine And Fabrication, 1323 Beck Ave. Five miles from city marina. 850-784-0072.
- Redfish Pt anchorage: get close in for shallow water; some swell bends around the point even in W wind.
- Destin FL.
- Inlet is shoaly / local knowledge.
- Channel from inlet to city harbor is shifty and supposedly 5-foot depth.
- Fixed 48-foot (chart is wrong) bridge between inlet/harbor and the bay.
- Ft Walton Beach FL.
- Fixed 49-foot (chart is wrong) bridge across the ICW. Zero tidal range in 6/2003.
- Ft Walton landing is on north shore of ICW about 1/4 mile W of the Brooks street bridge (between R6 and R8). It is right next to "downtown" Ft Walton and is within walking distance to most anything you would want.
- Library is 1 block NE of the landing, on Miracle Strip.
- Science Museum right at the landing.
- Publix supermarket is about 3 blocks E of the library, on Miracle Strip.
- NAPA Auto is about 1 block NE of the library, up Ferry St.
- "Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival": early June, based out of the landing park.
- Pensacola FL.
- Just west of the inlet: Big Lagoon. Short walk across the dunes to beautiful beach. Lots of military plane traffic, including Blue Angels practicing.
- Boat-ramps: just E of N end of bay bridge, and at entrance to Bayou Chico (approach to ramp very shallow; comes out on S K St, make right onto Cypress, curves to become S E St).
- Visitor's Center: N end of 3-mile-long bay bridge; 1401 E. Gregory St, E out of town.
- Library: Barcelona and Gregory Sts.
- Small supermarket: about 1 mile from W boat-ramp, at S E St and W Main St.
- Civil War Soldiers Museum: 108 S. Palafox Pl. TWRFS 10-4:30, $5.
- Most museums just E of Palafox St and 2 blocks from waterfront.
- Historic Pensacola Village. MTWRFS 10-4, $6. Includes admission to Florida State Museum, 330 S Jefferson St, restored City Hall; TWRFS 10-4.
- Museum of Commerce: Zaragoza and Tarragona Sts.
- Museum of Industry: next to Museum of Commerce.
- National Museum of Naval Aviation, in NAS Pensacola. 170+ aircraft. MTWRFSS 9-5, free.
- Fort Barrancas. Hours vary; free.
- Pensacola Historical Museum: 115 E. Zaragoza St, in the Arbona Building. MTWRFS 10-4:30, $1.
- Historic houses and historic district.
- Mobile AL.
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Batman: The Telltale Series - Episode 4: Guardian of Gotham
Cheat Codes:
Submitted by: David K.
Successfully complete the listed task to unlock the corresponding achievement.
To view your achievements and stats in Steam, select "Community", "My profile",
"View all my games", then the game and view stats.
Achievement How to unlock
A Serious House - Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 4.
Another Night at the Office - Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 4.
Back to Business - Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 4.
Home Sweet Home - Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 4.
Price of Admission - Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 4.
The Good, the Bat, and the Ugly - Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 4.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
It's Sunglasses Day
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Looking pawsome in those shades!ReplyDelete
oh that#s a super wish... and I hope I will looks as cool as you with my sunnies ;o)ReplyDelete
Looking very cool, boys!ReplyDelete
I love sunny days, you guys are looking great.ReplyDelete
You boys are looking fabulous in your shades☺ReplyDelete
You guys are too cool for school. 😎ReplyDelete
Who are those movie star looking dudes?ReplyDelete
Such cuties!ReplyDelete
Looking goodReplyDelete
Lily & Edward
A couple of cool dudes!!ReplyDelete
Arty & Jakey
Looking cool as ever! 😎ReplyDelete
You guys look COOL! We're hoping for some much-needed rain today, so we won't be wearing shades.ReplyDelete
Hey Cool dudes!ReplyDelete
Hazel & Mabel
You boys are made in the shade.....ReplyDelete
You boys look so cool! Luke will let me do a lot, but I'm not so sure about sunglasses. I may have to try it though...he wants to be a cool dog too! :)ReplyDelete
Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets
Love the shades guys! Looking good as always!!! :)ReplyDelete
You guys look pretty sharp in those shades.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 27, 2017 at 8:06 PM
This is adorable! xoxoReplyDelete
OMD, you guys look so coooooool! You knows, that is one thingie that Ma has never been able to gets me to wear! BOLReplyDelete
Ruby ♥
Oh boys. I hope those shades shielded you from the harsh realities of the College World Series. ;-)ReplyDeleteReplies
If only they could have shielded my heart. Sob...whimper!Delete
You rock, boys ! You look fabulous in your shades ! PurrsReplyDelete
Aaak, SO cute! I never heard of Sunglasses Day but I think I like it. These two look super cool in their shades.ReplyDelete
Love & Biscuits,
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The U.S. Air Force has launched an advanced new satellite to help upgrade the nation's Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation.
The GPS IIF-9 satellite blasted off atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wednesday (March 25) at 2:36 p.m. EDT (1836 GMT).
"I'm elated with today's successful launch," Brig. Gen. Bill Cooley, director of the Global Positioning System Directorate at the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, said in a statement. "The GPS constellation remains healthy, strong and robust, and in over 20 years since initial operational capability, GPS has never failed to deliver on its global positioning, navigation and timing commitments."
The IIF-9 spacecraft joins 30 other operational GPS satellites in Earth orbit. It should come into service about four to six weeks from now, Cooley said.
GPS satellites fly in medium-Earth orbit (MEO), at an altitude of about 12,550 miles (20,200 kilometers). The constellation consists of 24 "core" spacecraft, plus a number of on-orbit spares to ensure redundancy and continuity of coverage.
The satellites in the network range widely in age. GPS IIF-9, for example, will likely replace a spacecraft that launched in August 1993. That older satellite is one of three members of the "IIA" series that remain operational.
The IIA satellites launched from 1990 through 1997. The GPS constellation also currently includes 12 operational "IIR" satellites, which blasted off from 1997 through 2004; seven "IIR(M)" craft, which took flight between 2005 and 2009; and, with the addition of the newly launched satellite, nine IIF vehicles.
The Air Force plans to launch a total of 12 GPS IIF satellites, with the last one currently scheduled to lift off in January 2016. (The next group to launch will be the GPS III block satellites, which are now being built.)
"A path forward is in work to modernize GPS, and the IIF capability plays a vital role, updating the GPS constellation and maintaining the high level of accuracy required by the GPS system," Cooley told reporters during a prelaunch news conference last Friday (March 20).
Compared to previous GPS satellites, the IIF spacecraft feature improved accuracy (thanks to advanced atomic clocks), better signal strength and quality, and more civilian bands, Air Force officials have said. The latest spacecraft line also has a 12.5-year design life, whereas that of the IIA, IIR and IIR(M) was 7.5 years.
Boeing builds the IIF satellites for the Air Force. Each spacecraft costs $122 million to build in year-2000 dollars, Cooley said.
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Release: Oct 07, 2011 - Author: LordAnubis - Translator: Bensn
In 1990 Nintendo released Duck Tales for the NES/Nintendo Famicom. However, some changes, respectively censorships have been made for the final release. Probably the reason was the strict policy of Nintendo-USA not to have religious symbols in their games. This revised version was eventually merchandised worldwide.
In that game you play the role of Scrooge McDuck looking for treasures.
Compared were the US-prototype version and the ordinary US version.
left: Prototype-version, right: ordinary US version
altered cross on coffins
At the level �Transylvania� the crosses on the coffins were transformed into R.I.P. labels. Within the prototype the level is called haunted house.
altered enemies
Within the moon-level an enemy has been altered belatedly.
This level is called �surface of the moon� in the prototype.
There are several other alterations, but these only affect the text. Additionally, some of the levels were given different sounds/names.


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Amidst honking horns and the bustle of traffic, you may have sometimes yearned for the quiet of the oceans, where you don't have to shout to be heard. But the oceans are not the silent havens they once were. Increased shipping traffic has made them noisy, and this does not seem to bode well for some ocean citizens – like the humpback whale. According to a new study, the mysterious song of the humpback whale is silenced when they stray close to commercial ships.
Most marine mammals like dolphins and whales use sound as their chief mode of communication, as other senses are diminished in water. The sounds of some whale species are complicated pieces, often referred to as songs, comprising multiple units. Only the male whales sing during mating season, so it is generally believed that they sing to attract mates. They also produce other types of sounds thought to help in feeding. Whale songs are unique to populations in a geographic area, where all the males of the group sing similar songs, and are very different from whales from a different region.
However, the ocean is no longer quiet. Ships, seismic testing, military communications using sonar, and oil and gas drills are only a handful of acoustic disturbances created by man. "It's so noisy that by human standards whales should be wearing earmuffs to deaden the noise or else go deaf," wrote Christopher Clark of Cornell University, who has been listening to whales for a long time, in an essay This man-made noise makes it difficult for whales to breed, feed and survive in the loud oceans.
Several studies in the past have documented the effect of extraneous noise on whale sounds. Using recordings made of humpback whale songs off the coast of Hawaii in 1998, researchers figured out that the whales sang for longer in response to US Navy sonar broadcasts.
A 2012 study reported that blue whales called more during days when seismic exploration activities, which use acoustic pulses, took place, suggesting the whales were trying to compensate for the louder ambient noise. A more recent study reported that ship noise reduces the number of dives humpback whales take to find food at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, a busy shipping route.
Now, a new study reports that shipping noise completely silences the whales. The frequency range of whale vocalisations is a few tens of Hz to about 4 kHz, which overlaps with the noise frequency from ships. Researchers studied the effect of noise from passenger ships on humpback whales off the Ogasawara Islands in Japan. "This study is fascinating because of its unique setting in such a pristine area with very little ship traffic," said Denise Risch of the Scottish Association for Marine Science, who studies how marine animals are affected by sound. Hence, noise source from single ships could be identified and the response of a single humpback whale could be monitored. "In most other, busier areas, it is often difficult to disentangle several potential causes for an observed change in behaviour," she said.
The researchers used hydrophones, underwater microphones, to record underwater noise from February to May 2017. The recordings were analysed to identify whale songs and ship noise and determine the location of the whale in relation to the ship's path. Over the period, 26 singing whales were identified, with about 1-3 singers in a day.
The data showed that whales in close proximity to the ships, up to about 1,200 m, reduced singing or stopped completely when the ship was approaching or after it was gone. Most of the whales started singing again only after about 30 minutes after the ship passed by. Surprisingly, if the whales were even closer to the ships, less than 500 m, there seemed to be no change in their singing behaviour.
"Humpback whales seemed to stop singing temporarily rather than modifying sound characteristics of their song under the noise, generated by a passenger-cargo liner," said the authors in a statement. In the Ogasawara water, the noise generated by the ships was at most 8 dB above the ambient. Hence, it may be that it is more efficient for the whales to simply stop singing and wait for the noise to pass, rather than trying to be heard over the noise, suggest the authors.
Although it is clear that ship noise has an effect on whale songs, the study does not tell us how the songs affect other non-singers such as females and calves, as only the males sing.
"Few studies have investigated the impact of ships of known source level on individual animals and in the context of a specific behaviour. Such data is vital in order to assess and model longer term and larger scale impacts of noise," said Risch. This is particularly important for a species like the humpback whale, as their songs are generally supposed to be breeding display, and any noise affecting this might affect their mating and future success of the species.
Noise pollution affects a wide variety of species both on land and in water, including us. A common response among both land and marine animals is the modification of vocal behaviour. Urban birds are known to sing or call at higher frequencies than their rural counterparts, just to be heard above the din. Other responses include increased stress, loss of hearing and in extreme cases changing their behaviour so dramatically as to cause death. This happened when 16 whales were stranded off the Bahamas in 2000 in response to Navy sonar exercises, several had bleeding ears and some were dead. A few years later a similar mass stranding of three species of whales, at least 37 in number, was reported around the coast of North Carolina, US, again in response to Navy sonar exercises. Most of the whales were dead.
The evidence for how noise pollution affects marine animals is growing. The behavioural response of these animals to noise is complex, being dependent on species, the context, the noise source and how familiar the animals are with the noise, said Risch. Sometimes the animals reduce calls, sometimes they call more, or at higher frequencies and for longer durations.
However, this study only adds to concerns that once again, humans may be interfering with how other animals behave, even in the deep of the ocean. Not only does this hurt the rich diversity of marine animals, it also affects some communities that are dependent on the ocean for their livelihood. One method Clark suggests to help the animals is to create acoustic sanctuaries, areas of the ocean where human noise is restricted, leaving the natural soundscape as it is. An increasing body of evidence showing how we are affecting the animals around us means only a concerted effort by everybody concerned can make a different. And in the process, we may actually be helping ourselves, too.
Lakshmi Supriya is a freelance science writer based in Bengaluru.


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The end of the last Hindu Kingdom - Nepal votes tomorrow. Or won't it?
To quote from the BBC: (sums it up best..)
It's the first election since Protected content follows the Maoists' decision to quit their armed struggle against Nepal's government in Protected content . The election is for an assembly which will re-write the constitution and the new body is likely to abolish the monarchy.
King Gyanendra seized absolute power in Protected content was forced to give up his authoritarian rule the following year after weeks of pro-democracy protests.
He has since lost all his powers and his command of the army.
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In the course of the last days before the election, there has been a considerable amount of violence.
It apparently started when a member of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (UML),was killed by unknown people .
This event - and a curfew from the authorities - triggered demonstrations by UML supporters on Wednesday. A protester was shot dead by security forces. Six Maoists allegedly have been killed by security in a different event, (a "scuffle between the Maoists and youths employed by a local candidate of a rival party"). Many more were injured.
I wonder, will the elections be able to take place tomorrow, or will they be postponed due to incalculable risks, violence, ...?


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Fashion Friday - A New Purse
While visiting my mom we decided to do a little shopping and went to Charming Charlie's! If you are not familiar with this store it is a fun accessories store that sells all kinds of purses, jewelry, scarves, shoes and some clothing items...the cool thing about this shop is that everything in the store is displayed and organized by color!!! I first heard of this shop while living in Texas and LOOVED it! Here is the inside of my purse...black and white striped lining so cute!
Yeah I probably should've ironed this or at least spritzed it with water and thrown it in the dryer but hey im keeping it real for you :)
What is your "go to" comfortable outfit to wear to run errands in?
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Oh, you're a skinny girl and look fantastic no matter what you wear! Yes, I'm particular about purses. Don't want the big name brands. Seems silly to pay so much for a darned purse. Yet we use them so much. My needs for a purse are much like yours. Great find!ReplyDelete
Ooooh, we have Charming Charlie here in Rockwall. Wonder if I could still find that purse. It does look just perfect. Your qualifications are pretty much the same as mine. I really do prefer leather but they are just too dang expensive anymore.ReplyDelete


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Sneak Peek | Nike Air Max 97 "Metallic Hematite" Release Next Month
It's been two decades of constant colorways that exploded on the scene since its 1997 release, and Nike seems to be moving forward with the Air Max 97 as new colorways of the popular running retro are already in the works for 2018. Dropping during the first week of the new year is this Air Max 97 "Metallic Hematite", which features a various of smoky tones tones on the upper and a hint of red on the midsole. Similar to the "Ninja Pack" color-scheme seen on the Air Max 90 and other re-issued models, this colorway boasts a metallic finish on the upper that's very different from other nearly all-black colorways of the 97 that have dropped in recent years. Nike.com and select retailers will have these available on January 6th.
Nike Air Max 97
Release Date: January 6th, 2018
Color: Black/Anthracite-Metallic Hematite-Dark Grey
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As Chinese president Xi Jinping embarks on his very first state visit to the US this week, the world's top economies are now more interdependent than they have ever been before in history. Despite frictions over everything from cyber-security and censorship to trade agreements, their economic relationship is only deepening—as are cultural ties between the two countries.
Here's a look at how things have changed over the years.
China's gross domestic product bypassed the US's in 2014, on a PPP basis.
But purchasing power parity equations aren't a perfect way to measure the size of economies. In real terms, China's economy still has a way to go before it reaches the size of the US's.
And that means the US remains a larger export market for some consumer items, like French wine.
Bilateral trade between the world's two largest economies has also made the countries more interdependent. China is the US's largest trading partner, and vice versa:
China's historically weak currency, which has controversially helped the country's exports, has strengthened against the dollar in recent years:
Chinese companies' presence in the US has increased considerably in recent years, and they have been responsible for more and more buyouts and mergers of US companies:
But overall American companies still invest far more in China than the other way around:
And while the growing economic relationship between the two gets the lions share of attention, cultural ties are strengthening too, often despite frosty government relations.
A growing number of Chinese tourists are landing on the shores of nearly every country in the world, but China ranked sixth on the list of international visitors to the US in 2014 (pdf), far behind the top foreign origin country, Canada. Still, Chinese visitors to the US are predicted to double to 5.8 million by 2020:
And, perhaps more important than absolute numbers, Chinese visitors are already the top-spending tourists in many major US cities, including New York and Los Angeles.
American tourists are the fourth-biggest group of foreign tourists in China, and numbered 3.1 million in 2014.
And a growing number of Chinese students helped the US welcome its highest number of international students in history in the 2013-2014 school year, nearly 900,000.
Chinese students now make up 31% of the US's international student population, by far the leader. (India is number two with 12%). The number of US students studying in China has not grown as fast—there are 12 times as many Chinese students in the US as the other way around.
Another major milestone will be when China's per-capita GDP matches that of the US's. But there's a long way to go before that happens; at $7,600, China's GDP per capita is still a fraction of the US's $55,000.
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that China's real GDP was almost equal to the US's. Its real GDP is lower than the US's.


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Civic Address User's Guide - Appendix B "Nova Scotia Road Network (NSRN) "
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Fujifilm's Fujicolor C200 is one of my favorite film stocks, it seems to love the bright Hawaiian sun, whether shooting at the beach or in the mountains. I love the way it renders greens and browns.
I shot one roll of 35mm film during our 2-day adventure through Haleakāla National Park with my Nikon F100 and 50mm f/1.8 lens. I rate the film at 100ASA and meter for what details I am aiming to capture. As I hiked, I carried my son Balou, clothes, water and snacks along with my two cameras (I shot a roll of B&W 120mm film on my Yashica 635) (totalling about 40lbs) 10 of the 11.2 mile hike (he walked about a mile).
Hiking through a dormant volcano, past old cinders, reminiscent of Mars or the Moon, one can hardly believe they are on a tropical island in the middle of the Pacific. The trail begins at 9,740ft slipping down into the bottom of the eroded volcano crater. Once within the crater, you trek across sandy volcanic soil past old cinders and sparse vegetation, fully exposed to the passing showers and mist.
When we hiked 7.5 miles we reached our first destination, Holuā Cabin. The cabin is nestled up near Ko'olau Gap through which clouds and mist filter in to provide enough moisture for vegetation so greenery becomes part of the landscape. Our friends met us at the cabin with ingredients to make a delicious Indian curry and chapati flatbread on the cast iron wood burning stove inside the cabin. Protected from any light pollution, the vibrancy and amount of stars that could be seen in the night sky was awe-inspiring.
The next day we hiked 3.7 miles and 1,050ft of elevation change up switchbacks that seemed to go on forever. I could barely walk for days after the trip but the experience was magical and have already planned a 2-night trip back in October.
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You're waiting in line at the supermarket check-out when you're greeted by the glossy, airbrushed, Photoshopped likeness of your favorite celebrity. Those tanned, lean legs and those sculpted cheekbones staring back at you seem to burrow into your soul. You begin to second-guess the items in your shopping basket as thoughts of food and body image trample through your headspace.
Sound familiar? I think we've all had at least one moment like this. After all, pervasive diet fads and body-shaming imagery creep into just about every public space in our society. Just try riding the subway, visiting a clothing store or just reading the newspaper without finding some kind of idealized figure splayed out for people to see. So what's a person to do? How can we navigate the fine line between real and fake without shutting ourselves off to the world?
Sadly, it is necessary to have your guard up, because this rampant advertising has been brainwashing us for decades. Consider that an astounding 42% of girls in grades 1-3 want to be thinner. These are girls as young as seven years old! In just a few short years they will join the 81% of 10-year-olds who have a fear of being fat. And among middle and high school girls and boys, half of them are engaging in unhealthy weight control behaviors.
Even though I've been one of those high school girls who developed an eating disorder, I am recovered and I now know how to handle those destructive thoughts, even when I'm faced with in-your-face advertising. Here are some of the things that work for me, but feel free to use the coping skills and techniques that you like:
1. Remember that this is advertising. I don't even know how many people are behind that single photograph, but I bet it's a lot. Photographers, stylists, makeup artists, the person who controls the fan to make the celebrity's hair flutter… that's not real life.
2. Think about your best friend or significant other. What do you love about them? I doubt it's that they have a six-pack or slender thighs.
3. Give ads and magazines the cold shoulder. Instead of looking at those tabloids as you check out, chat with the cashier or another customer in line. You could also just stare at your phone, but that's not my thing.
4. Remember that you're human. You are not an edited picture of a human. People are meant to take up space and there is nothing wrong with that. Your existence is not limited to a magazine cover.
5. Talk to yourself the way you would to a friend. Would you agree with your friend if they said their body was ugly? I sure hope not. Then why say negative things like that to yourself?
6. Talk about it! Share your thoughts with others because you are definitely not the only one who is distressed by these ads. Just about everyone has felt inadequate after seeing body-shaming advertising, so if you feel comfortable, start a discussion with your friends and family. Just talking about it with loved ones could help you vent out your own feelings and replace any negativity with positivity.
We can't just stay out of ad-ridden public spaces, but we can do something about it. Advertising is merely a mirror of consumers' desires and behaviors. So if more of us start practicing self-love and stop purchasing body-shaming products, we can help to make a difference.
Kaitlin Irwin is in recovery from anorexia. She spent her college years struggling to hide her illness. With lots of support, patience and an Intensive Outpatient Program, she embraced herself, flaws and all. In her free time, she enjoys exercise, cooking and art and can usually be found with a good book, a journal or her fiancé.


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The ATC Supervisor platform is a modular SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) software platform with application oriented modules for Aquaculture, Aquaponics, Hydroponics, Greenhouse environmental control, Photovoltaics and Wind Farms installations. For custom Human Machine monitoring and control applications the HMI module will give you the ability to create your custom screens.
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The Preston Center Gymnasium
The Preston Center features a 6 court gymnasium which is used for many activities. The gym has 4 hardwood courts and 2 synthetic courts. Basketball, tennis, volleyball, whiffle ball, and team handball are just a few of the many activities accessible on these courts. The courts are available for open recreation, intramural sports, and physical education classes.
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Taking an "Inside out" Approach to Cloud Networking
I was talking with a long-time CIO friend recently about what changes are required, from an architectural point of view, as enterprises move to the cloud. He boiled it down well for me. He said, "As a CIO, you have to ask yourself… Do I believe I will be building and operating physical data centers and MPLS backbone networks in the future? Or, do I believe I will be leveraging the most incredibly agile and highly available global compute, storage and network infrastructure that has ever existed in the history of computing?"
Of course, it was a rhetorical question and he continued, "If the latter, I need to think about the architecture differently. For years the center of gravity was the data center. That changes as the cloud becomes the center of gravity, you have to think 'inside out', the cloud isn't a black box off to the side that you connect to, the cloud is the core. The cloud is where the intelligence is, it's where the applications are, it's where the data is. 'Inside' is now the cloud. From an architecture perspective, I need to leverage the intelligence and agility of the cloud to reach 'out' to everything my applications need to reach in order to drive my business."
At Aviatrix, we deliver our services on a cloud-native networking architecture, meaning our services are built on top cloud-native constructs. We are cloud-native, we integrate directly with and program native cloud services using cloud provider APIs. Then, we extend the native construct capabilities with advanced services enterprises need in the cloud.
Which leads me to talk specifically about what we have done to take advantage of the new AWS native services delivered this week at AWS re:Invent 2019 in Las Vegas. But first let's step back and give a little background on our strong relationship and collaboration with AWS networking teams over the years.
In 2016 and 2017, Aviatrix delivered a cloud-native, intelligent control plane orchestration solution combined with powerful cloud-native data plane routing services, delivered by Aviatrix Gateways. The combination provided AWS customers the ability to automate the propagation of routes, attach VPCs in a hub-and-spoke architecture as an alternative to a manually configured and managed VPC peering mesh. And, the Aviatrix Orchestrator provided visibility into complex, multi-account cloud networking and security structures they'd never had. Customers loved it!
Last year at AWS re:Invent 2018, AWS delivered a powerful new networking construct, the AWS Transit Gateway. The AWS Transit Gateway allowed customers to natively attach VPCs and data center connections with Direct Connect in a hub-and-spoke architecture rather than a manually configured VPC peering mesh. Aviatrix was invited to be on stage for the announcement, because we embraced the new AWS Transit Gateway construct and extended it with our intelligent control plane orchestration, visibility and operational tools. And, customers loved it!
In preparation for AWS re:Invent 2019, the AWS networking team invited us to see the new AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager, a management tool they'd been working on for launch at re:Invent in Las Vegas. They'd been talking with SD-WAN providers about integrating with the new service. We, of course, are not an SD-WAN provider, we think that in a new "cloud-native" networking architecture, SD-WAN is a legacy approach, expensive and "cloud-naive" (not a typo, only missing one letter but a big difference).
That said, the Aviatrix engineering team had been busy working on the Aviatrix CloudWAN service to launch at AWS re:Invent. CloudWAN is a new Aviatrix service that embraces native AWS services (AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Global Accelerator, Amazon VPCs and now the AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager) and extends Aviatrix's intelligent orchestration and control to customer's existing Cisco IOS branch office routers.
Unlike any other solution, Aviatrix CloudWAN uses the customer's Aviatrix controller in AWS to reach out from the cloud to the customer's existing Cisco IOS branch routers and directly reconfigures VPN settings and BGP routes to point to the closest AWS Global Accelerator.
Just to be clear, because this is a big deal, the customer enters login credentials into the Aviatrix Orchestrator, simply points to the IP address of any Cisco IOS branch office router, in fact, any Cisco IOS router and the orchestrator pulls the router configuration and displays it on the console. Then, because the Aviatrix controller has full knowledge of the customer's AWS environment it directly injects the VPN crypto details and BGP routes to direct traffic to the closest AWS Global Accelerator, the native AWS networking service that will route traffic over an optimal path through the AWS global infrastructure.
A huge benefit for customers who are able to leverage their existing Cisco branch office routers without expensive hardware or software upgrades. It's an "inside out" approach that makes the on-premise router effectively "cloud-native", composed using the intelligence in the cloud and managed from inside the cloud.
We did a short demo for the AWS team. Their response, "on-prem networking is the friction for customers coming to AWS and Aviatrix makes that friction go away…you bring intelligence from the cloud to the branch office."
AWS loved it and they believed customers would love it too! We agree. We committed to embrace the new AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager. As a cloud-native service it was easy for us to do. We completed and tested the API integration in less than a week and were ready to go.
AWS positions the new AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager as a seamless way to integrate partner Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solutions with AWS services making it easy to view them through a single, unified, automatable interface, providing visibility into network changes, events, and health telemetry, presented in the centralized AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager dashboard.
Through our API integration with the AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager, we direct network changes, events, and health telemetry from the Cisco IOS branch office routers we configure with the Aviatrix Orchestrator and this information is available in both the AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager and the Aviatrix dashboards.
Aviatrix embraces and extends. We clearly believe customers need the values AWS in general and AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager specifically delivers and we embrace them. But we also believe customers want and need more. Aviatrix cloud-native networking software is launched from AWS Marketplace, consumes native AWS services, and intelligently composes and manages native networking constructs and Aviatrix Gateways. This includes automated propagation of routes to route tables at the AWS Transit Gateway and AWS VPCs. Aviatrix is bi-lingual. We speak both native AWS language and the native networking language of on-premise routers, including customer data centers connected with AWS Direct Connect and branch office Cisco IOS routers. The Aviatrix Orchestrator provides global visibility, simplifies visualization of complex multi-account networking connectivity and segmentation and delivers powerful day-two operational tools that leverage both the centralized knowledge and control plane intelligence of the Aviatrix controller and the embedded data plane capabilities of Aviatrix software.
We are excited about both new networking constructs AWS announced this week at re:Invent 2019 – AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager and Amazon VPC Ingress Routing (blog on how Aviatrix embraces and extends the new VPC Ingress Routing in combination with Amazon GuardDuty). We encourage you to find out more about AWS's powerful new networking constructs (links to AWS blogs: AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager and Amazon VPC Ingress Routing) and learn more about how Aviatrix embraces and extends these constructs with our centralized control plane and advance data plane services.


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Why CONSIDER BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN
Dear Why Team member,
Have you heard of Recency Bias?
It's the expectation that your next moment, next day, next bet will end up being exactly as what you've experienced lately. If you've had a recent struggle, it's more likely to expect continued struggle, even on the flipping of a coin, remember the saying: "When it rains, it pours"? But every Ying has a bit of Yang and vice versa, and just as you know, there are two sides to every coin. One side does not come without the other, and it has been my experience, that the denial of one can limit the possibilities of the other.
My life coach made it a point to share early-on his teaching that the steps I took (or didn't take) to limit potential pain were also steps that were limiting joy and the full experience of life. Counting it all as a blessing is quite difficult when we are so conditioned to avoid pain. My experience, however, has been that the high that follows the crushing low is to experience a joy that is absolutely insane - it really is the upside of pain - that one cannot be fully experienced without the other. With this full-on awareness, it's my belief that there is not a danger we won't willingly face. By no means was my coach suggesting I go looking for pain, but was rather pointing out the upside of peril, to give me a higher confidence on exploring life; for authoring a more exciting story of my life.
Falling is part of walking. The fear of not being able to get up can keep us from taking the risk of falling down.
If we didn't risk falling down, we would never have learned to walk.
What learning lies in your future if you but dare to take more courageous steps toward it? Embrace the fall and all that it has to teach; it is in the getting up that we gain greater confidence, achievement, and potential. It is within the fire that our hearts and minds are forged for the joy that lies ahead. When needed, walk into the fire, feel the heat, and let it burn away your lies that limit.
I once heard that leisure is only really enjoyed by those who have exhausted themselves in the effort. Can we not celebrate both sides of the coin? Could we really enjoy a sunny day if there were no cloudy days? Do we not enjoy the morning all the more as the night gives way to the light?
Four years ago, I passed through the darkest season of my life; it was very hard for me to get up and try to walk again, yet, as time passed, I realized I suffered from recency bias and had to remember the other side of the coin, had to find the strength to get up and walk again. Unknown support and capabilities came to bear that would never have entered my consciousness had I not been aflame. Family, friends, colleagues, care, love, and support all came to me that I could not have foreseen.
Life can change on a dime; remember its two sides and know that not only will you be fine, you will likely become all the more through the experience.
Flip your coin and let come what may, for you will certainly grow if you but embrace each and every day.
(Of course, this is true, it rhymes)
Life is all the more precious because we die. Deny the reality of death, and we limit our appreciation of life. Invite adversity to bring to you what only adversity can reveal; know the light in a way that only the dark could make possible.
All is well, and all will be well.
Adversity? Challenge?
Falling down? The unknown?
Bring it on!!
Make it a great week,
Steve Luckenbach
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Author:Pierre Abélard
Works Edit
- Abaelardi ad amicum suum consolataria epistola
- Dialogus inter philosophum, iudaeum et christianum
- Historia Calamitatum: The Story of My Misfortunes
- Theologia
- Theologia scholarium
- Tractatus de intellectibus
- Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
- "The Divine Tragedy," an excerpt from a sermon in the The World's Famous Orations.
Works about Abélard Edit
- "Abelard, Peter," by John Weeks Moore in Complete Encyclopaedia of Music, Boston: Oliver Ditson Company (1880)
- "Abelard, Peter," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Peter Abelard," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
- "Abelard, Pierre," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Abélard, Pierre," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1928, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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Beaches and islands
Beaches and islands located near Viimsi
Lovely beaches are to be found in Viimsi and the immediate surrounding area, which have become favourite spots for locals. From Viimsi and Tallinn it is also possible to sit in a boat and visit one of the pearls of the northern coast: Aegna Island, Prangli Island, or Naissaar.
Beaches in Viimsi and Tallinn
Haabneeme Beach in Viimsi is located only 1 km from Tallinn Viimsi SPA. The beach has a large children's playground, an ice cream kiosk and, a favourite among locals, the RootSu Beach Bar.
Located 5.4 km from Viimsi is the Pirita Beach, which is the largest swimming beach in Tallinn. The beach has changing rooms, storage cabinets, children's playgrounds and ball courts. During the summer season, the beach bar and kiosks are open, and various sellers are peddling their wares (retailing by hand or using barrows, hand baskets, portable trays or boxes). Beach chairs are also available for rental.
Prangli Island
Prangli Island is the only place in North-Estonia with an indigenous population, its own unique traditions and a hospitable population. Worth discovering are the landscape protection area, sand dunes and various beaches, village roads lined with stone fences hiding colourful tales, a lovely church, and a museum. Taste experiences are offered by the RootSu Saare-Resto, with its view of the sea. The port plays host to stylish parties and other events.
Regular day trips to the island depart from Leppneeme Port.
During the summer, Prangli is host to regular English and Estonian language day trips. Finnish and Russian language trips can also be ordered, which are organised by Prangli Reisid.
Naissaar is an island of outstanding natural beauty located about a dozen kilometres from Tallinn. It enchants visitors with its beautiful sandy beach, diverse hiking trails and the structures of the sea fortress built by Peter the Great. Each summer, cultural experiences are offered on Naissaar at the Nargen Festival, in the form of high quality concerts and performances.
The eastern and southern coasts of the island are home to paradise beaches with clean sand and roses. Most of the island is covered by a primeval forest, in which you can pick blueberries in July and cowberries in August-September.
View traffic to Naissaar.
Aegna Island
Aegna is a landscape protection area. The goal being to protect the forest and coastal communities found here, as well as unique species and their habitats. Former military installations, a large boulder field, an old cemetery, a magical stone labyrinth, various hiking trails and two swimming beaches with camping-campfire sites can be found on Aegna Island.
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Sailing a Valgerda
Brandon Ford lives just a few miles north of here, so when he calls and says he's in the mood to go sailing, what can a Doryman do? Just down the road from his house is Devils Lake. This is a natural lake formed when the D River, flowing west into the Pacific Ocean silted over at it's mouth. The distance to the ocean from the foot of the lake is just 120 feet due west, so the seasonal Pacific westerlies blow onto the lake with a vengeance.
Arriving about mid-day yesterday, with our little wherry yawlboat, it was obvious that there was too much wind for a 10.5 foot tender, so we rowed out to take some pictures of Brandon in his Valgerda faering, Ravn. He was having way too much fun!
Rowing in the chop was not much fun, so when Brandon asked me if I wanted to join him, I was delighted. We headed back to the launch ramp. Mary said she wasn't too excited about going sailing and would stay on the beach with Brandon's little dog, Trouble.
Good thing she did.
Ravn uses a lug rig, which is not the best for sailing to windward. We had some difficulty tacking, which I think will be easy enough to remedy with some fine tuning. But after missing a tack (with Doryman on the tiller) I called for a jibe to wear around. With just the right combination of errors, we broached in a dramatic way. As the boat filled with hundreds of gallons of cold water, she lay gently over on her side and spilled us into the lake.
We righted the boat, but she floated too low to bail her out. Fortunately there was a fishing skiff close by who came and picked us up and towed the boat back. Those guys are saints! We hope to meet them again someday because we could not thank them enough.
I hope Brandon is busy today, designing some floatation for Ravn.
As usual, you will find photos uploaded to Flickr.
12 comments:
- robert.ditterich said...
Messy business, broaching. This will, however, give you plenty of story-telling opportunities as the years go by. Are you sure you weren't overturned by a giant mutant porpoise? And didn't it occur at night, while rescuing someone kidnapped by bandits?
- April 24, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- doryman said...
We don't tell this story but once.
As the old Indian legend goes there is a serpent in the Lake who shows itself from time to time.
Interpret what you will, but I can tell you that the settlers here could give a damn about the indigenous and very little of that ancient culture survives.
So, I think the serpent is an invention of an entrepreneurial city council. Not a threat to modern sailors. Hmmmmm, or maybe......
- April 24, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Brandon Ford said...
I'm staying quiet on this one. I don't want to scare any potential vic... I mean, sailing partners.
- April 24, 2011 at 8:53 PM
- doryman said...
If you mean your wife, I think you'd best pick your day carefully, when the winds are about five knots.
- April 24, 2011 at 9:32 PM
- Bursledon Blogger said...
Hmm, between this and Michael's rowing skiff- are you sure you're not secret sub mariners?
- April 24, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- doryman said...
It occured to me that the only times I have spent in the water fully clothed, in many years, were both very recent and attended by my friend Brandon.
Not that I'm placing blame on anyone.
- April 24, 2011 at 11:11 PM
- robert.ditterich said...
yeah, I had a friend once too...
- April 25, 2011 at 2:34 AM
- O Docker said...
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- April 25, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Brandon Ford said...
The same thought occurred to me, Michael.
- April 27, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- doryman said...
O Doc you're a coward. Come forth.
- April 27, 2011 at 6:43 PM
- O Docker said...
OK, I was going to ask if the proper spelling isn't wary yawlboat.
Then I realized the boat you were sailing was a Valgerda, whatever that is. But I guess my first hunch was right. I think I would have stayed on the wary yawlboat.
- April 27, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- doryman said...
Ah, yes. It was the yawlboat that was wary. And the Valgerda that "sank".
You must read closely for the finer details.
The confusion comes from the fact that there are no pictures of the yawlboat. Brandon was suppose to supply those, but his camera got wet.
- April 27, 2011 at 7:53 PM


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Sha La La – Dream House Ringtone Lyrics
My heart goes sha la la,
Sha la la la. Sha la la la in the morning.
Sha la la .Sha la la la in the sunshine.
Sha la la la la. Sha la la in the evening.
sha la la la la , sha la la la la just for you.
If your love's gone away just like mine, you feel like crying .
Sing alone, may be once, maybe twice, let's try it together.
Some sweet days no one knows he'll return, and you'll be happy. Souds sweet in your song, listen to your heart it is singing


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Perfect Harmony
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2008
- Location
- Sacred Grove
I said Phantom Hourglass because I hate how you have to keep going back into the ocean king place! But I also say Links Awaking, right now I don't quite remeber where I am! But Four swords adventures I beat with my mom and sister, but the one for the gamecube. I like that alot better but thats just me.


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HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) ― China's parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could jeopardize its special autonomy and freedoms.
China says the legislation will be aimed at tackling secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in the city but the plan, unveiled in Beijing last week, triggered the first big protests in Hong Kong for months.
Riot police were out in force in Hong Kong as its legislators debated another piece of legislation, a bill that would criminalize disrespect of China's national anthem, while the United States piled on pressure aimed at preserving the city's autonomy.
Dozens of protesters gathered in a shopping mall to chant slogans but there was no repeat of disturbances the previous day when police made 360 arrests as thousands took to the streets in anger over the anthem bill and the national security legislation proposed by China.
Last year, the city was rocked for months by often violent pro-democracy demonstrations over an unsuccessful bid to introduce an extradition law to China.
The Chinese government's security law for the city is fueling fears in Hong Kong and beyond that Beijing is imposing its authority and eroding the high degree of autonomy the former British colony has enjoyed under a "one country, two systems" formula since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
Members of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, in the Great Hall of the People to the west of Beijing's Tiananmen Square burst into prolonged applause when the vote tally showed 2,878 to one in favor of the decision to move forward with legislation, with six abstentions.
Details of the law are expected to be drawn up in coming weeks. It is expected to be enacted before September.
Chinese authorities and the Beijing-backed government in Hong Kong say there is no threat to the city's autonomy and the new law would be tightly focused.
"The law will not affect the rights and freedoms enjoyed by Hong Kong residents," the city's Beijing-backed leader Carrie Lam said in a statement welcoming the Chinese parliament's vote.
The city government would fully cooperate with Beijing to "complete the relevant legislative work as early as possible", she said.
Despite the assurances, the United States, Britain and the European Union have expressed concern about the security legislation and its implications for China's freest city and one of the world's financial hubs.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday Hong Kong no longer qualified for special treatment under U.S. law, potentially dealing a crushing blow to its status as a major financial hub.
The proposed security law was "only the latest in a series of actions" undermining Hong Kong freedoms, he told Congress.
"No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground," he said.
The security law could see Chinese intelligence agencies set up bases in the city.
Relations between the two superpowers have been tense over China's claims in the South China Sea and trade. The coronavirus pandemic has also become an issue of acrimony.
"Already, international business is facing the pressure of increased tension between the U.S. and China, but the enactment of China's security law for Hong Kong could take the tension to a whole new level," said Tara Joseph, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
"This is show time for Hong Kong," Joseph said in a commentary in the South China Morning Post.
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised action over Hong Kong, with an announcement at the end of the week. More than 1,300 U.S. companies have offices in the city, providing about 100,000 jobs.
China said it would take necessary countermeasures to any foreign interference into what it insists are its internal affairs.
Hong Kong stocks underperformed most of Asia, closing 0.7% lower.
Rich Chinese are expected to park fewer funds in Hong Kong on worries that the security law could allow mainland authorities to seize their wealth, bankers and other industry sources said.
Trump's possible response could include visa and economic sanctions, David Stilwell, the State Department's assistant secretary for East Asia, told reporters.
"Sanction is painful but necessary," Agnes Chow from Hong Kong's pro-democracy group Demosisto told reporters.
Chinese-claimed Taiwan on Thursday promised to settle any Hong Kong people who flee for political reasons, offering help from employment to counseling.
Earlier on Thursday, angry exchanges in the city's assembly, the Legislative Council, during debate on the anthem bill saw some lawmakers removed in chaotic scenes and the session adjourned.