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Monthly Archives: December 2008
The SWELLing List
Lot’s been done since I reported on boat project progress, but for the last few weeks it seems like whenever I finish one thing, another gets added to the list. Sometimes after lunch, the guys in the yard come over to have a look at what I’ve been up to. They poke around or answer [...]
A Saturday 'Sundae': Off on a turquoise motorscooter adventure
Bright greens whiz through my peripherals as I slice through the balmy air after pulling away from the corner store. My right hand grips the throttle while my left rests against the other handlegrip, simultaneously clutching a heart-shaped, chocolate-dipped ice cream on a stick. Its heart shape thrills me beyond reason, but I don’t fight [...]
Posted in Captain Liz Clark and the Voyage of Swell Tagged coconut, ice cream, motorscooter, South Pacific Leave a comment
Back to Cold Showers and Warm Beer
“Back to cold showers and warm beer?” a friend in the yard asked as I crawled up the ladder to Swell draped in bags containing a month’s worth of accumulated stuff.”Yep.” I replied with a curious cheer, dropping the load as I reached the opening to the port deck.In the last 3 years, my recent [...]
A 'Hole' Lot of Hull