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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Remembering Water
Six years of cruising in quick review - and future glimpse. Fayaway nestled in with a schooner, Rockport, Maine. A good friend's philosophical blog reminds me that I too once had a five year plan. And that life inevitably throws obstacles in our way. Yup, it's happening all the time. We sail off, then pause, …
Remote Welcoming?
Raccoon Cay in The Raggeds: Deserted anchorage on this day, but earlier evidence of plentiful cruisers - a place to safely burn paper trash high on the beach. Preface: Kelly and I approached the shallows of Hog Cay as typical: cautious, watchful of electronic and visual cues of both bottom indicators and of nearby boats. …
Fayaway Is Fantastic
(A shameless plug for selling our beloved boat; not any more). Looking back from the stern, hundreds of miles offshore. No matter how wonderful she is we have reasons for wanting a different boat. Mostly because we’re changing our lifestyle - again, and definitely not to be away from the water. When we are near …
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. …
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