A tale from the Boatyard

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A tale from the Boatyard

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Күн бұрын

Melville wrote about the Peaquod, Faber wrote about the Mytonia, Hornblower cleansed the world's oceans of pirates and all of the King's enemies, our brave crew just wandered up and down Benfleet Creek. (Those of you who want to might look at Google Maps, search for 'SS7 1NF' and let your eyes drift south a bit.

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@christophernewman5027 Ай бұрын

What a cracking start to the day. 😊 Cheers, m'dear.

@harryfaber Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@shedbythetracks Ай бұрын

I'm not a boat guy, but I enjoyed the story... and very relatable to some of my own adventures with friends long gone. It's funny how people cycle in and out of our lives.

@harryfaber Ай бұрын

That may have to be the next tale from the boatyard, Stan and his bicycle, or Norman and his even Bob and his. Cycles... The story was much more fun to have lived through it than just to have heard it.

@TheShadeTreeFixitMan Ай бұрын

Fine details, there's the rub.

@harryfaber Ай бұрын

The Mytonia was not the Oriskany, but on one turn she handled rather like her. We managed to avoid going aground, but she was a boat that liked straight running. There was quite a chop on the creek that day, but she was a heavily built boat and she didn't pitch or roll.

@Twirlover Ай бұрын

Lovely! This vignette made me think of watching all the myriad of boats out on the briny estuary ( I think of it as sea but I get corrected when I utter that in polite company 🥹) There was a certain boat I used to swim out to, merely as a marker on warm summer mornings. No boat trips like yours though…and certainly no boat repairs/renovations. A good tale, Harry, thanks 😀

@harryfaber Ай бұрын

Ah, yes, Leigh on Sea is technically 'Leigh on Thames Estuary'. The 'sea' starts, I am told, at the Crowstone, at Westcliff.

@Twirlover Ай бұрын

@@harryfaber Yes, I am told that too 😒