Eardrum burst last Thursday so infection there. Went to doc on Monday and after an X-ray find pneumonia too. Not good. This will delay the road trip to Mathews, VA a rain flooded and wind swept area. Fortunately Shawnee was on high ground and more expenses await as Zimmerman Boatyard readied the boat for the storm - sails taken off, deck stripped. The true love of sailing is in maintenance and maintenance and replacement to keep it all sound. Can't wait to get there now as I watch from the window seat the bright, sun drenched, yellow, fall, beech leaves drop slowly and the squirrels bite hundreds of short oak clippings with acorns onto the deck.
While sick-a-bed I found video clips that many may have watched already of the first solely man powered trip around the world by Jason Lewis, completed in 2013 -- from Greenwich meridian to Greenwich meridian, England. Since I am an arm chair explorer I loved it. Expedition 360 used inline skates across the USA, a pedal boat across several oceans, kayaks, numerous bikes, swimming and walking. This website includes many 2 to 3 minute video clips of an amazing journey I hope is someday made into a movie.
See
http://www.expedition360.com/logbook/video_gallery_menu.htm
I recently purchased a superb, sturdy, inflatable paddle board and then found the bonus that I can attach a small sail to it as well with the paddle as a rudder. My wish during the last 2 years has been to be able to hop on a boat and just go sailing for a while. Maybe this will allow it in semi-calm waters. I successfully tried out the board on the Swamscott River in Exeter, NH. Pictures to come.
A sail on an historic Gundalow boat in Great Bay, NH. It is a copy of the cargo boats that were used on the bay sailing town to town to collect the great timber masts for England and distribute goods. The Gundalow is a wide, shallow draft boat with side boards, a shallow rudder and uniquely rigged to go under low bridges.
No comments:
Post a Comment