MESSING AROUND IN BOATS (AND LAUNDRY)
I’ve read The Wind in the Willows too many times and the net result is I love messing around in and on boats and water anywhere. Thus I wound up wandering around a small fishing village, Teluk Bahang, on the north west corner of Penang Island off the west coast of the Malay peninsula. I’d… Continue reading MESSING AROUND IN BOATS (AND LAUNDRY)
Sea Dogs And Maritime Memories: Danielle Berryman
“Is it so nice as all that?” asked the Mole shyly, though he was quite prepared to believe it as he leant back in his seat and surveyed the cushions, the oars, the rowlocks, and all the fascinating fittings, and felt the boat sway lightly under him. “Nice? It’s the only thing,” said the Water… Continue reading Sea Dogs And Maritime Memories: Danielle Berryman
Rain Stopped P’rade: Roger Garwood
Fremantle’s Blessing of the Fleet procession was cancelled this year because of poor weather. It is the city’s oldest cultural event and it is thought to be only the third time since the inaugural festival was held in 1948 the procession has been abandoned. However the actual Blessing of the Fleet did proceed without the… Continue reading Rain Stopped P’rade: Roger Garwood