Monthly Archives: April 2015

Skin Disease

Posted on April 29, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

I have contracted a very rare skin disease. It is called ‘Screaming Gibbon Foot.’ It originated from gibbons  in Madagascar but has been travelling across the Indian Ocean on the feet of lascars and has now arrived in Okinawa. There is no … Continue reading →

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Day of Rest

Posted on April 26, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

I am up early and jump in the boat. Once again I put in a reef as there is a stiffish breeze. I pootle around practising various manoeuvres, principally picking up the mooring under sail. I then decide to sail … Continue reading →

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Help

Posted on April 25, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

So,  help you out there. I need to get bigger wheels for my little trailer, like 10 or 12 inch. Trouble is the axles on the trailer have a larger diameter than any of the wheels available on Okinawa. I … Continue reading →

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“The Only End of Writing is to Enable Readers to Enjoy Life or Better to Endure it.” Jimmy Johnstone ( The wee fenian animal)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

Today, a new library was opened in Onna son, the village in which I live and where indeed the university is situated. There is a very charming ceremony outside the building in beautiful warm bright weather. There are finely spoken … Continue reading →

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She’s Gane! She’s Gane! She’s frae us Torn, The ae Best Lady e’er was Born!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

So Dileas goes to her place of final rest. She was a fine, brave, boat and, although our time together was short, we went through moments of emotional intensity that few people have the luck to share. Today the croquemorts … Continue reading →

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Mrs Nagamine

Posted on April 18, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

Okinawan weddings are a riot! A colleague, Hidemi san becomes Mrs Nagamine and a big reception is held. The business starts at 12:30 and continues through to 4:00 and then the younger people go off to party. We have been in … Continue reading →

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Dior

Posted on April 11, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

My intended adventure in the new boat was stymied by cold, rainy, windy, weather. However I profit from the opportunity to take the boat out of the water to repair the various blemishes she suffered when washed up on the beach. … Continue reading →

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A Stitch in Time

Posted on April 8, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

So, I have a new boat. She is moored in front of my house. I have sailed her and she is a fine boat. However sailing and anxiety are joined at the hip and I worry that the carabieneri that … Continue reading →

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Cutting Out

Posted on April 5, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

I am out of the house at 6:15. I have a mission. Can I launch my boat at Double Skull Harbor before the guards wake up after their Saturday night of carousing?  I need all kinds of permission to launch … Continue reading →

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The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck

Posted on April 4, 2015 by spikekalashnikov

All these photos were taken either in the kitchen or from the deck. I go down to the Chelsea Drug Store to buy an octopus. Great excitement as a boat has just come in, heavily laden with anchovy, sardine things. … Continue reading →

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