I'm writing this from an old fisherman's house in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland where I try not to bang my head on the very low ceilings. Yes, our new boat is still being built... at least that's what they're telling us. New Boat early construction photo, Ismir, Turkey Departing Ontario: A High Note July 2026: Engineering …
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Bodies Of Water and Homelessness
We can’t stay away for long. The bigger the body the better. We just returned from a brisk walk in Collingwood, along the shores of Georgian Bay. Water, across which an opposite shore is beyond the horizon. Southern shore of Georgian Bay, Ontario. Bays, oceans, tidal rivers and enormous lakes are an aphrodisiac of sorts. …
Canadian Stepping Stone
Ok folks. Are you sitting down? “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”— Kurt Vonnegut Sailor Kelly and I are taking a year off from living on the water and heading north to friendly Ontario, Canada, to embark on a different adventure - this time via …
Window From Wonderland
A few more notes from a cruiser waiting to depart. A weather window occurs when weather forecasts indicate that a given set of marine operations or offshore construction activities can be performed within their maximum limits for wave height, wind speeds etc. (source: Wikipedia) But first… just a few more thoughts about visiting Bermuda. Fact: …
More Wanderlust?
What's wrong with me? Seriously, what drives this incessant thirst for dropping the hook in unfamiliar coves and then paddling over to introduce ourselves to strangers? (Kelly cringes every time I do this! Stranger Danger!) Nah, I say, overwhelmed with curiosity and thirst for discovering new people, places and things. Like a pilgrimage, we plod …
SV Fayaway 