Southeast Asian Islanders Freedive Over 200 Feet

April 24, 2018 at 10:30 am

“Before diving as deep as 230 feet under the sea, the Bajau people put on a pair of wooden goggles. They pick up a set of weights. Then, they take one very big breath.

And they hold it for five minutes or longer.

Commonly called Sea Nomads, the indigenous Bajau people have lived for thousands of years off the coast of Southeast Asia, near Malaysia and the Indonesia archipelago. They commonly live in houseboats, spending hours each day hunting fish or other sea creatures underwater. For centuries, these extraordinary free-diving abilities mystified scientists, as the source of the Sea Nomads’ intuitive breath-holding talents remained unknown.…”

A longer article in todays New York Times Science section:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/science/bajau-evolution-ocean-diving.html

From Chime Serra

Photo: Melissa Hardo

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Bill Castle’s Log Lodge in Alleghany Mountains

April 23, 2018 at 4:53 pm

Going through all my digital photos of the past 17 years, pulling out photos for my book in progress, The Half Acre Homestead, I’m running across forgotten gems, like this. Bill and family created Pollywogg Holler, an inn in southeast New York state — featured in Home Work — entirely from trees growing on their land. Bill passed away a few years back, but Polywogg Holler lives on. It’s now an eco-resort: https://www.pollywoggholler.com/

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April 16, 2018 at 12:06 am

My son Will just turned me on to this group from Austin. They’re playing at Moe’s Alley in Santa Cruz on April 22nd.

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