On 2008-06-20 23:11:12 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
said:
Very entertaining. Now why can't Skip Gundlach learn to write like you? His
stuff is so formulaic and boring compared to yours.
Wilbur Hubbard
Yup, entertaining. Reminded me of a similar trip we did to the same area.
And, yup, different style than Skip's (closer to Lydia's, who has her
own elist, but doesn't "do" r.b.c.)
But different doesn't mean better or worse. I sometimes disagree with
your writing style, but I still read your posts. I'd enjoy reading your
cruise logs.
Yeah, yeah, I should put up or shut up, but our logs are uneventful,
boring even to us.
One 2-week trip can be stated this easily: Sailed to Dividing Creek.
Spent three days watching the wildlife, lazing around and working on
our tans. Big news each day was what we ate. To St. Michaels for
pump-out, ice and water. Pat wandered the tourist-trap main street as I
hit the Acme then returned to the boat for a couple hours'
people-watching. Snacked at the Crab house to "pay" our afternoon's
dockage. Over to Leeds Creek. Didn't run aground (always news with that
shifting sand bar.) Spent a night at the Castle, then moved over to the
spit and anchored close enough to step to the beach. Wandered the
shoreline. Ate. In the morning, watched dozens of horseshoe crabs
evidently mating (most notable event of the trip). Moved up the creek
the next night. Wandered over to Queenstown, pumping out and taking on
water and ice at Kent. Spent a few days. Wandered up to Swan. Spent a
couple of days. Visited the marina store after we pumped out and took
on water and ice. Found replacement wine glasses Pat's been looking
for. Removed the price tags and presented them as an Anniversary
present, never mind that we got married Nov 1. She wasn't allowed to
ask their price. Went home.
Since about 1999, that's been pretty much the template of our cruising.
Storms happened, but we were snug in the anchorage. Stuff broke, but I
fixed it. The important things were the inconsequential: watching kits
explore a suddenly-exposed spit of land, counting turtles, listening to
the silence, watching geese flock up....
--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages:
http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips:
http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/