A Rite Of Passage
I knew it would happen someday. You always hope it’ll be a soft landing when it does. Thankfully this time was a soft, muddy landing at anchor in Setauket Harbor, NY. Nobody got hurt. But I’m a little more cautious now, and the lead-line and I have become better acquainted since.
We’re making progress, slowly but surely. And we found clams in Stonybrook Harbor, the harbor that I grew up on. It’s a hi-tide only entry into the harbor and we timed it perfect. Lots of people to see at Knox, the boarding school my father was headmaster at for 29 years… and it was quite the homecoming for me — litererally. I spent my summers clamming commercially here and they are of course some of my best memories. We also stopped to smell the roses at my mom’s Memorial Rose Garden… All in all a fantastic time at my old home beside the shore.
Good way to check for caprail leaks!
heh, yeah can check that one off the list!
oops!
Now you can say you have been sailing long enough. If you haven’t been aground, you haven’t been “sailing long enough”.
Shanti
Glad you had a wonderful time in Stonybrook & St. James. Thanks for the continued updates. It’s like being there….well, no, it isn’t. But we are enjoying the photos!
Hey , Ben , many thanks for the update , and flkr pics ,,, we look forward to each and every one !
It is really quite interesting to sleep on your bunk ceiling strips ,,,, just not fun to make a habit of it .
I will bet those Rose’s were “aroma therapy” , for you ,,,, Guess , that your Mom is Blessing your voyage, too ,,,,, She, a very nice “Guardian Angle” to have onboard , along with you, on BCC Elizabeth !
Sooo , glad that you got your dream boat, and get to sail it , too .
Douglas
Way to go Ben … Elizabeth’s bottom looks great!
I’m enjoying your updates.
Really nice photo of clams and dink!