Day 17 - Click image for larger view
This day starts my fondest memories of the entire 8k nautical mile voyage, the chance meeting of the "Sea Lion" family out of Fowey, England on their Great Atlantic Circle! Having anchored near Southern Light in St. George Harbor I noticed a crew of great cheer swinging from the halyards over the side into the water. Not knowing at the time, I could tell right away that they were a FUN lot!
Later that afternoon a chance meeting of "Tor" and kids, in the Town Square feeding birds, I realized they were from the Sea Lion. We chatted a little as I learned they had left out of Fowey, England. Having saileed their way around the north Atlantic, they were near their last few port stops before heading home.
Looking across the dinghy dock at the Customs House (Gray Building) on St.George. It was a little tricky solo docking alongside here when entering a few days ago. The wind was blowing fairly stiff from the left (East) and there is no way out of the deadend "U". To make docking even more interesting Southern Light has a left hand screw and pulls hard to starboard (left) in reverse. I made ready the dock lines and swung her very close to the dinghy's making a "U" turn, similar to Captain Ron landing at St. Haag but stepped off and tied the lines myself. By the time I had finished tying her off two guys came out to help, :-)
Having made my way around the small town on foot, I was itching to rent a scooter, which I thought was the safest way to get around the island of very narrow streets and pathways. All scooters were currently rented and I would need to check back each morning if I really wanted one, which I did.
Meanwhile, I started hoofing it around town enjoying the culture and yachts of many countries.
Sir George
St. George Town Hall
"The centre flagstone in this entranceway is from Berne Manor, Dorset, England - the sixteenth century home of Sir George Somers. The founder of Bermuda. Sir George was shipwrecked here in 1609 and died on St. George's Island 1610.
Inside St.George Town Hall. The unruly were taken just outside for a "Dunking" where the person was swung over the water on a long pole and dropped underwater for some period of time.
St. George's, Bermuda is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the New World, founded in 1612 and serving as Bermuda's capital until 1815. Pretty sure this was Alice and Momo discussing Dunking! :-)
While viewing this menu I narrowly escaped a truck driving recklessly around the corner.
"Deliverance" - 50-year-old replica of the Deliverance in St.George. Demolished 2022!
Cruising around in the dink I ventured over to Sea Lion and met the guys who were working around the cockpit. They invited me up for a cold one. Plenty of laughs were had as I learned of their great voyage via the Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and Caribbean. Dave (Tor's other half) Charlie and Ned (sailing hands) kept pumping ice cold beers from below. We had a fab time although I felt sorry for Dave who was mostly preoccupied with something mechanical.
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This day starts my fondest memories of the entire 8k nautical mile voyage, the chance meeting of the "Sea Lion" family out of Fowey, England on their Great Atlantic Circle! Having anchored near Southern Light in St. George Harbor I noticed a crew of great cheer swinging from the halyards over the side into the water. Not knowing at the time, I could tell right away that they were a FUN lot!
Later that afternoon a chance meeting of "Tor" and kids, in the Town Square feeding birds, I realized they were from the Sea Lion. We chatted a little as I learned they had left out of Fowey, England. Having saileed their way around the north Atlantic, they were near their last few port stops before heading home.
Looking across the dinghy dock at the Customs House (Gray Building) on St.George. It was a little tricky solo docking alongside here when entering a few days ago. The wind was blowing fairly stiff from the left (East) and there is no way out of the deadend "U". To make docking even more interesting Southern Light has a left hand screw and pulls hard to starboard (left) in reverse. I made ready the dock lines and swung her very close to the dinghy's making a "U" turn, similar to Captain Ron landing at St. Haag but stepped off and tied the lines myself. By the time I had finished tying her off two guys came out to help, :-)
Having made my way around the small town on foot, I was itching to rent a scooter, which I thought was the safest way to get around the island of very narrow streets and pathways. All scooters were currently rented and I would need to check back each morning if I really wanted one, which I did.
Meanwhile, I started hoofing it around town enjoying the culture and yachts of many countries.
Sir George
St. George Town Hall
"The centre flagstone in this entranceway is from Berne Manor, Dorset, England - the sixteenth century home of Sir George Somers. The founder of Bermuda. Sir George was shipwrecked here in 1609 and died on St. George's Island 1610.
Inside St.George Town Hall. The unruly were taken just outside for a "Dunking" where the person was swung over the water on a long pole and dropped underwater for some period of time.
St. George's, Bermuda is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the New World, founded in 1612 and serving as Bermuda's capital until 1815. Pretty sure this was Alice and Momo discussing Dunking! :-)
While viewing this menu I narrowly escaped a truck driving recklessly around the corner.
"Deliverance" - 50-year-old replica of the Deliverance in St.George. Demolished 2022!
Cruising around in the dink I ventured over to Sea Lion and met the guys who were working around the cockpit. They invited me up for a cold one. Plenty of laughs were had as I learned of their great voyage via the Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and Caribbean. Dave (Tor's other half) Charlie and Ned (sailing hands) kept pumping ice cold beers from below. We had a fab time although I felt sorry for Dave who was mostly preoccupied with something mechanical.
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Having made my way around the small town on foot, I was itching to rent a scooter, which I thought was the safest way to get around the island of very narrow streets and pathways. All scooters were currently rented and I would need to check back each morning if I really wanted one, which I did.
Meanwhile, I started hoofing it around town enjoying the culture and yachts of many countries.
Sir George
St. George Town Hall
"The centre flagstone in this entranceway is from Berne Manor, Dorset, England - the sixteenth century home of Sir George Somers. The founder of Bermuda. Sir George was shipwrecked here in 1609 and died on St. George's Island 1610.
Inside St.George Town Hall. The unruly were taken just outside for a "Dunking" where the person was swung over the water on a long pole and dropped underwater for some period of time.
St. George's, Bermuda is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the New World, founded in 1612 and serving as Bermuda's capital until 1815. Pretty sure this was Alice and Momo discussing Dunking! :-)
While viewing this menu I narrowly escaped a truck driving recklessly around the corner.
"Deliverance" - 50-year-old replica of the Deliverance in St.George. Demolished 2022!
Cruising around in the dink I ventured over to Sea Lion and met the guys who were working around the cockpit. They invited me up for a cold one. Plenty of laughs were had as I learned of their great voyage via the Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and Caribbean. Dave (Tor's other half) Charlie and Ned (sailing hands) kept pumping ice cold beers from below. We had a fab time although I felt sorry for Dave who was mostly preoccupied with something mechanical.
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St. George Town Hall
"The centre flagstone in this entranceway is from Berne Manor, Dorset, England - the sixteenth century home of Sir George Somers. The founder of Bermuda. Sir George was shipwrecked here in 1609 and died on St. George's Island 1610.
Inside St.George Town Hall. The unruly were taken just outside for a "Dunking" where the person was swung over the water on a long pole and dropped underwater for some period of time.
St. George's, Bermuda is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the New World, founded in 1612 and serving as Bermuda's capital until 1815. Pretty sure this was Alice and Momo discussing Dunking! :-)
While viewing this menu I narrowly escaped a truck driving recklessly around the corner.
"Deliverance" - 50-year-old replica of the Deliverance in St.George. Demolished 2022!
Cruising around in the dink I ventured over to Sea Lion and met the guys who were working around the cockpit. They invited me up for a cold one. Plenty of laughs were had as I learned of their great voyage via the Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and Caribbean. Dave (Tor's other half) Charlie and Ned (sailing hands) kept pumping ice cold beers from below. We had a fab time although I felt sorry for Dave who was mostly preoccupied with something mechanical.
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Inside St.George Town Hall. The unruly were taken just outside for a "Dunking" where the person was swung over the water on a long pole and dropped underwater for some period of time.
St. George's, Bermuda is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the New World, founded in 1612 and serving as Bermuda's capital until 1815. Pretty sure this was Alice and Momo discussing Dunking! :-)
While viewing this menu I narrowly escaped a truck driving recklessly around the corner.
"Deliverance" - 50-year-old replica of the Deliverance in St.George. Demolished 2022!
Cruising around in the dink I ventured over to Sea Lion and met the guys who were working around the cockpit. They invited me up for a cold one. Plenty of laughs were had as I learned of their great voyage via the Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and Caribbean. Dave (Tor's other half) Charlie and Ned (sailing hands) kept pumping ice cold beers from below. We had a fab time although I felt sorry for Dave who was mostly preoccupied with something mechanical.
back
paulsedwick.com main page
While viewing this menu I narrowly escaped a truck driving recklessly around the corner.
"Deliverance" - 50-year-old replica of the Deliverance in St.George. Demolished 2022!
Cruising around in the dink I ventured over to Sea Lion and met the guys who were working around the cockpit. They invited me up for a cold one. Plenty of laughs were had as I learned of their great voyage via the Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and Caribbean. Dave (Tor's other half) Charlie and Ned (sailing hands) kept pumping ice cold beers from below. We had a fab time although I felt sorry for Dave who was mostly preoccupied with something mechanical.
back
paulsedwick.com main page
Cruising around in the dink I ventured over to Sea Lion and met the guys who were working around the cockpit. They invited me up for a cold one. Plenty of laughs were had as I learned of their great voyage via the Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and Caribbean. Dave (Tor's other half) Charlie and Ned (sailing hands) kept pumping ice cold beers from below. We had a fab time although I felt sorry for Dave who was mostly preoccupied with something mechanical.
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