Category Archives: Boating
Another Day, Another Boat 1
….or Building The Tenderly Dinghy, Episode 1 Some fellers accumulate guitars, others vintage cars, books, or salt and pepper shakers. I accumulate boats. If you were to ask me today why I think I need to build another boat, I’m not sure what my answer would be. Because I can? Because my brother got another […]
And What am I at Now?
…..or More Than I’ve Got Time to Tell It’s been a downright busy summer. We just got back from the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival; more on that in another post. Prior to that I had a real a rush on to finish three pieces for the Port Medway Lighthouse Art Show; two paintings and a […]
Bridges of the Medway
….or ♪ ♪ Sous Les Ponts ♫……….. Just a few snaps I took of the lower Medway River and its bridges while out paddling last week. Looking down-river: Heading up-river towards Mill Village: Next time we will explore the mouth of the Medway below the trestle bridge. © Judy Parsons […]
Paddling the Chaz
……The Chassahowitzka River that is. Yesterday we went for the first paddle of our Florida stay. Here is part of the day in pictures. Lance has a new little tub toy. We like it because we can put it right in the back of the SUV and not have to worry about lines and such. […]
The Almighty Cod
….or got’da git me quota, b’y. My recent visit to Newfoundland happened to overlap with the twice annual “food fishery”. I was keen to give it a try though I have never had a lot of luck with cod jigging. Years ago, it used to be that any time you went out for a day on the […]
My Expedition Wherry – A Review of Sorts
….or Everything’s Coming Up Rosie. My love of wooden boats goes back to when I was a child in Newfoundland and loved to hang out in my Uncle’s trap skiff with my cousin Derek. Sometimes I would be rowed around by my siblings. Once I tried, without permission, to take her out for a row […]
To Build a Boat (kit) – Last Day
…..or Meet Rosie. On Friday past I turned the last wing-nut, named my boat and launched her. WOW. I don’t even need to blur my eyes to hide the flaws when I stand back and look at her. She’s some boat for sure. Here’s a little of how it went down: I spent the morning installing the rowing unit and getting […]
To Row a Boat
….or Soon, Girl, Soon. Well, the weather is less than perfect for working outside today so I still haven’t installed the rowing unit in the Expedition Wherry but I did unpack the oars. Instead I took some time to clean up the blue room in the barn where my boat-building has ruled since late last […]
To Build a Boat Day….I don’t Know What Day
…or One More Day to Go. Well, I can retire the respirator and the Rosie’s coveralls. Only a few more minutes of work and she is ready to launch. (or lanch as we pronounced it when I was a kid) It has been a long journey of I don’t know how many days and it […]
Season Opener
….or The Song My Paddle Sings Well, as the coats of varnish go slowly onto the Expedition Wherry one by one I found time to pretty up and launch Paddle Song. Other than the workboats she was the first one in at the marina. No, I know, it’s not a competition. She looked pretty spiffy […]
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