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Jon T. Howard - North Atlantic Gyre Blog #11

Happy New Year!!! Just a few days until I fly to St. Thomas US Virgin Islands. I will fly out of Los Angeles early Monday and arrive in St. Thomas late on Monday after stopping in Miami. The crew will…

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Jon T. Howard - North Atlantic Gyre Blog #10

Well it's the home stretch until all systems go... Spent this past weekend checking out more gear at Patagonia and REI. I picked up some real essential stuff to keep things as dry as possible. I got a 25 Liter…

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Jon T. Howard - North Atlantic Gyre Blog #9

First of all I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. It's a beautiful day in Los Angeles. The kind that makes so many people move from everywhere else in the world to here to call it home…

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Jon T. Howard - North Atlantic Gyre Blog #8

Christmas is just 2 days away as 2009 swiftly slips into the books of history. I haven't had time to really reflect much over the last year but all and all it has been a very busy one. I have…

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Jon T. Howard - North Atlantic Gyre Blog #7

Well it's the beginning of a new week and just over 2 weeks until I leave for St. Thomas US Virgin Islands. I pretty much took the day off yesterday and spent it baking Christmas cookies and making fudge with…

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Jon T. Howard - North Atlantic Gyre Blog #6

I feel like I am playing catch up after missing most of the week due to illness but luckily I have some very productive last few days. My priorities have been to continue to reach out to possible sponsors and…

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Jon T. Howard - North Atlantic Gyre Blog #5

It’s been a few days since I last wrote due to the fact that I have been under the weather since early Tuesday morning. There has been a stomach flu bug going around for a while and it finally caught…

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Jon T. Howard - North Atlantic Gyre Blog #4

It's Monday and I know I have a bunch to do to get myself ready for the trip. I have been getting correspondence over the last few days from some of the others who are going on the adventure. So…

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