Anchored on the runway
Float planes are a regular part of life out here, with so many islands and sheltered, flat water everywhere. Here in Ganges we were careful to anchor well to one side of the channel so they have plenty of space, but clearly they go wherever they feel like. We’ve had planes pass both sides of […]
Sartorial elegance as ever
I’ve always wanted an excuse to buy one of these shirts. Ever since I was a kid, visiting friends’ farms in Northumerland and watched the lads working on cold mornings in thick padded plaid shirts, I’ve spent at least a tiny moment of every cold morning wishing I was a little bit warmer. And now […]
Issieism
We’re off to a place called Pirate’s Cove today. I tell the kids that. There’s a little discussion about pirates, how they still exist in some parts of the world and so on. ‘But there’s none here, and there never were anyway’, I tell them. ‘No,’ says Issie, ‘it’s too freezing cold.’ I must say, […]