Walk Like This

When people say they love to walk on the beach, I take their comment literally. Walking on the beach is just walking for them. Walking on the beach is slow and immersive for me, but perhaps walking is the wrong term. 

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Freedom!

I was recently in a coastal town that has a Freedom Festival on July 4^th. The festivities included music, an airshow, a hot dog eating contest, and of course a fireworks display of made-in-China fireworks. It’s all good fun and tirelessly American. 

Boating is Fun

When I was in the teacher business, I’d go to conferences and people would wear these hilarious buttons that read things like “Math is Fun.” They didn’t don T-shirts saying ice cream is a tasty treat. And they didn’t smile. 

Catching a Crab

No sail and oar trip is complete without some long slog under oar and catching at least a few crabs. 

Product Review: Logs™

A fellow can squeeze only so many items into a small boat for an overnight trip. Art supplies, sleeping bags, adult beverages, and warm clothes take up the bulk of my available space. But on arrival at a campsite, important gear may still be missing.  Enter one of the best and most useful  items to the small boater: Logs™.  

Wilderness on the Water

When I leave the shore, it doesn’t matter whether it is settled with vacation homes, crowded with industry, or sporting a forest preserve because the water here in the Salish Sea is so cold and unforgiving that if I fall in, I wouldn’t last long.