I mentioned the shortness of twilight in the tropics. In the northern and southern latitudes, we are used to extended twilights at sunrise and sunset while in the tropics, it is a rush job - suns up and suns down.
Crossing The Line
Flashback Friday – Missing Your Timing
From January10, 2020 : The Captain thought it a good idea. Because the Captain thought it a good idea, my wife thought it a good idea. If I hadn't felt railroaded into it, I would have thought it a great idea. Spinney, Kora, aunt Martha and my friend Bob all chimed in, and the consensus …
The Emma G. Paxton
Going into Will's workshop was always on par with entering a sorcerer's hut. He might be working on anything. Sometimes it was toys for the grandkids, trap stock to make lobster pots for Lowell down at the Cove, or a boat. The rafters hung with templates for boats made anytime in the past century or more. Will's father before …
Stream of Consciousness – 8/10 – Ship Shape
A favorite term among the older seamen of my acquaintance was "A calm Sea, Never a good sailor made." There are at least a dozen variations on this saying, and everyone from Teddy Roosevelt to his cousin Franklin gets quoted as saying it. Sailors have a penchant for friendly competition. And the seamanly way to settle a …
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Eagle Heads
Figureheads get lots of attention in maritime museum exhibits. There are even museum collections of figureheads lost at sea. Often, the names of the ships they graced are unknown. If we knew, we could reconstruct a travelogue of all the ports they'd seen. But many ships lacked figureheads. The old figure went overboard in a …
Vacation Time!
Let's be clear about vacations: memorable does not always equal enjoyable. If it did a cruise in a 1940's era aircraft carrier ( USS Wasp) to Guantanamo, could qualify. Been there, done that, memorable, but not enjoyable. Similarly, summers spent helping the Cap'n, my first father-in-law, were memorable but only sometimes enjoyable. I have many …
By the Sea, By the Sea
Spend some time mousing around my site. You'll see that many of the recent ship portraits I've done are of grand old vessels from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are not quite steamers, not quite sail vessels. They are from the in-between era when the speed and convenience of steam were recognized, …
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