Monthly Archives: June 2016

I go for a delightful evening sail. I gently beat out to the reef and then run down into Shioya harbor.  Things start getting out of control when I go aground just beside the two big rocks that jut out … Continue reading →

  I awake, still stunned by the absurdity of the UK voting to leave Europe. A quick Kipling break: “WINDS of the World, give answer! They are whimpering to and fro— And what should they know of England who only … Continue reading →

It is my great honor to represent the university at the remembrance ceremony to mark the end of the Battle of Okinawa on 23 June 1945. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Memorial_Day The Battle of Okinawa was grotesque beyond imagination. The ceremony was very moving. … Continue reading →

So, we have been through the rainy season and without a doubt the Summer has arrived. This weekend has been glorious. I spend all day paying attention to the Scaffie, who I think suspects my clumsy philandering with another boat. … Continue reading →

So Atsuko has a wedding celebration. The real deal was in Tokyo a couple of months ago. I have worked with Atsuko since I arrived at OIST and she is my heart’s delight.   Wonderful evening. Thank you Atsuko.

  The Summer edition of The Marine Quarterly arrives on the day I set off to Miyako Jima to look at a boat. Hooray, I can read it on the flight down and like get in the mood. So here … Continue reading →

Saturday morning – I tootle off to the Toya fish market. It is 10 mins from the house. The market lasts about 15 minutes. I starts at 10:00 and the auctioneer rushes around selling off the various lots to what … Continue reading →

“Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom’d caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.” Thank you Thomas Gray. I cannot let these … Continue reading →

So, we will move away from evacuation zone to my ingestion zone. One of my teeth disintegrated a few weeks ago and today I go to have  a crown glued on. The two ladies take exquisite pains to get everything just … Continue reading →

Yep, he was amazing. We watched all his fights on a black and white TV as a family. We all loved him. RIP compadre. Wind misaligned for Tern Island.  Tides misaligned also. Who cares? The summer has just begun and … Continue reading →