1,500 Mile trip in an Ariel to the North Channel

[commanderpete]

You should read this.

A good tale well told.

A nice adventure and a fine piece of writing.

Thanks Theis.

[c_amos]

Peter,

  I have been meaning for a couple of weeks now, to thank you for taking the time to put this together and post it here.

  I knew I was going to enjoy it, and after scanning a page or two had it printed out on a color laser printer and professionally bound so I could enjoy it.

  I spent a rainy Saturday below on Faith, enjoying reading of your journey.  Very well written, and appreciated all the more read in a warm cabin on a rainy afternoon.

  I have shared it with a friend who is working on #243, and am sure it will be enjoyed by him as well.  

  Thanks for taking the time, and letting us come along.

 

[Theis]

Thank you for your comments.  I have written another story that is not posted (but perhaps should be) that you might enjoy (They are a bit shorter).  Email me at theis@owc.net if you want me send it to you.

A little anecdote that you might enjoy.  I was honored to be given an award for that article by the Great Lakes Cruising Club.  Before their Annual Meeting, I received a call asking me for the name that should appear on the plaque.  After giving them my name, they asked if my wife's name should also be included, since every prior year it had been awarded to a couple.  Pondering that, I decided, for good reason, that it should only be my name.

At the Annual Meeting, before I was called to the podium, I pondered how I was going to get around the "macho" image that might be perceived by the audience, using my name alone for the award.  So I told this (true) story:

On a dark, cold, wintry, February night following completion of the article, my wife and I were seated at the dinner table.  It was blowing and snowy outside.  I asked her "Of all those wonderful times we had on the North Channel trip, the sparkling water under the full moon, the sound and smell of the summer evening breeze, the interesting places we visited, the friends we met, the cries of the loons and the other birds, what stands out first and foremost among your memories."

She replied, without a moment of hesitation - no thought involved - "when I jumped ship in Hessel, Michigan.

Thanks again for your comment.

[c_amos]

PM sent, looking forward to the next installment.

  Peter, I have to tell you by the way.  I originally intended to share your story with my wife......  :eek:

  .... I thought better of it at the end.  She has been quite happy to accompany me thus far, I don't want to take any chances.