In June 1973, I journeyed with 2000 other people from all over the globe , for my 2nd total eclipse of the sun. I did this on the new way on a ship (the 2nd of its kind) aboard the British Canberra. Not only did I witness a spectacular 5 min 30 seconds eclipse, I saw the spectacular Hawaiian like scenery of the Canary Islands and the interesting city of Dakar, Africa (western most part of Africa). met interesting people, ate interesting foods and much more.
Part of the result of that I started to build and present slide presentations.In 2001, 28 years later I was able to finally realize my dream of putting together a video of the total eclipse, from the time the shadow started coming in and we could see from 40 miles away until the end with all the sights and sounds of what is called " nature's greatest spectacle." And technology, my videocameras and my Macintosh hardware and software helped make this come about.
Since then I have been a travel consultant/host for three eclipse travel tours (1 on sea and 2 on land) and they all combined travel, seeing new sights, eating new foods, meeting new people and learning new and exciting things. Now since 2000, a new breed of ocean going travelers have gone to sea.
In The Wall Street Journal (12/2-3/2006)
Hackers of the Caribbeans (to sample themed cruises, we join geeks at sea; skipping sunset for Mac times)
by Steve Stecklow
The article talks about people trying the "Geek cruises" to learn more about macintosh, programming and more. This session has Macintosh activites, lectures and presentation and workshops and draws doctors, dermetaologists, programmers and other to learn from Apple pros. Andy Ihnatko, a mac specialist, lectured for 2.5 hours on "Why Mac Rules."
While there are other theme cruises (art, comedy, Military, poker, mystery) this one is computers. There are other people on board this ship, the MS Veendam, who don't take the classes but 100 are here for what is called MacManiaV . They pay $1650 to improve their computer skills, listen and learn from Apple notables and improve their technology skills.
When not doing computer stuff, they are snorkeling, visiting the sights like Mayan ruins and more
Geek Cruises — Educational Cruises & Education for Consumers
Educational cruise events for those who have an intense special interest. Geek Cruisers tend to enjoy learning interactively and look at education as a ...
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MacMania 4 Cruise
Price or Book a Cruise Now, PC Paradise (2007/02/03 -> 2007/02/10), Photoshop Fling 4 (2007/02/03 ... Request a printed brochure. About Geek Cruising ...
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