Opua: arrived; floored; the man in the arena
Opua: arrived; floored; the man in the arena
Above ROVER OF TACOMA and Steve are moving from the Quarantine Dock to a marina slip.
I was pleased to see ROVER when I glanced out this morning, and spoke to Steve briefly when I rowed in. He had not yet been cleared and officials do not like others to get close to vessels on the Q Dock. I did learn that he left Neiafu the day after I did, was caught by the storm about 250 miles offshore, and spent several days hove-to. I’ll know more tomorrow.
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I’m not sure what kind of wood they are or what Graham, who made them, applied to their surface. I’ll try to find out.
They are very pretty.
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Bill in southwest England has varied interests: he plays in a band, rescues dogs, sails small boats—sometimes racing, sometimes cruising with his father in a Drascombe Lugger, and takes remarkably atmospheric photos, often I believe with his phone.
One of those photographs heads an entry on his site titled “The Man in the Arena”, a quote from Theodore Roosevelt which is well worth reading. You can find it here. But you could also profitably spend time viewing other posts and photos on his site.
Monday, September 29, 2014