Woke up to Wild Turkeys gobbling in the woods, Osprey overhead, and Blue Heron everywhere. Watermen making a pass at the nets before battening down ahead of the storm. A big one.
Launching in the Dark
Didn’t get on the water til a out 10. A pickup drove up, swept his headlights over Caesura and stopped cold. A nice boat builder wanted to talk boats. Fascinating guy. Finally got him to hold a light for me when i noticed it was after 9. He’s been living on a classic old sloop while he restores it, for 12 years. It’s anchored out in the cove.
Rowed back in the creek by moonlight. Got to lay down somewhere past midnight. Slept in a bed of lotus flowers. Moon, owls, fish jumping. Rye whiskey. Really nice. Really.
fone poste
Egress
Heading out tomorrow before noon, destination . . . erm . . . somewhere on the Sassafras River. Three days of camping on a small boat on the water. Something different.
Will post a few photos now and then. More when I return.
Chow.
Urbanna Small Boat Meet ~ 2012
Caesura on the beach.
Finally getting around to playing with the photos and video from last weekend. Every year, John and Vera England host the Urbanna Small Boat Meet. Great people, and we see them often in St. Michaels at the festival. I don’t know if John has a title, but he’s been a driving force behind the Deltaville Maritime Museum, leading many boat restoration and construction projects.
Fretless Banjo ~ Soldier’s Joy
Smokin
Rob and Professor Vulfmon have a Kickstarter project up to make a small album, fusing banjo with Vulfmon on synthesizer:
http://kck.st/IZ6uEu
Update 5/22/12:
Here’s another pleasant one, given hometown ties to Richmond and the James.
Sailing Saturday
Piankatank River
postcards from the road
Boat Tent Test
Fits well on the first try.
Coming up quickly, the first weekend in June, is the annual Chesapeake Float. A bunch of fine boating chaps I know, mostly from up in Baltimore/Delaware/Philadelphia area, get together for a three day boat camping weekend on the Bay somewhere. Most of them are the usual suspects you heard of here. Most have many years of experience sailing and camping in remote areas on the Chesapeake, and beyond. A good group of folks to know.