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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

My Little Boat...Part V

Today just the answers to the questions I posed yesterday, wondering if anyone would catch the reason my friend, the power-boater, took the second picture when he met us out there. This is the picture: Well, you all made a valiant effort to come up with an answer, but I guess there are not too many... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 4, 2013

My Little Boat...Part IV

First, allow me to answer a question by my buddy Wiley, who writes: “Have you ever heard of a sail boat with a floating keel Naut. I had a Brit friend that used to sail one on Riviere de Praries and the Keel moved up and down. I never did learn what the purpose of that was because I was too busy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

My Little Boat...Part III

Anyone who has ever read Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame will remember the Water Rat’s words to Mole, “...there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” That’s roughly my view – with some qualifications. Water Rat talked about boats that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 2, 2013

My Little Boat...Part II

I’m not sure why I started this – I guess the nautical theme was in my mind because of that squid business, LOL. But why did I go there? Je ne sai quoi... One of the problems with talking about my (former) boat is that there was never much drama, aside from the odd moment or two, some of them... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 1, 2013

My Little Boat...Part I

Her name was Earth Star. That would not have been my choice - she was named by the kids of the previous owner, who must have had notions of new-age cosmic awareness floating around in their little heads when they picked that. But I didn’t want to give her a new name when I bought her – one of my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

At Sea...Part XXXVI (Final)

I knew there were other and more important things waiting for me, but as I boarded the plane to Halifax, it was with the kind of regret we feel when we know that a chapter of our lives has come to an end... And in my next and final part of this series I shall tell you what lay at the heart of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

At Sea...Part XXXV

I also socialized far less with them during off hours, and there was no playing of shogi or chess. Only my interaction with the fishmaster was more positive – he spoke some English, and we sometimes chatted a bit when I had to go up to the bridge... Over the days, there even was a thaw in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

At Sea...Part XXXIV

After we got that misunderstanding out of the way, the atmosphere improved a bit, but throughout my stay on board it never evolved into anything resembling my experience on Hakuwan. I think there was a specific reason for that... My attitude towards the second part of my sojourn into the Japanese... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 25, 2013

At Sea...Part XXXIII

Being well used to the routine by now, I took off my shoes at the deckhouse, hauled out the slippers I had acquired a long time ago, and we descended below decks... There are many traditions found among sailors, some more important than others. Among the important ones is the rule that you must... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

At Sea...Part XXXII

We arrived at the dock, and even before we were close my heart sank a bit. At least I saw a few men busying themselves around the gangway, so I paid of the cabby, took my bags and walked up to them. Even before I got out of the cab, I had taken in the sight of the ship, and I didn’t like what I saw.... Sign in to see full entry.

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