We sold our first sailboat, which was a 22’ Seafarer. It was a nice sailboat, and I learned a lot about sailing and sailboat maintenance, but we wanted something a little different. The Seafarer has a roomy cockpit, but the cabin was small and lacked standing headroom. It also had a fixed keel, which made […]
It’s getting late…
“The short nights of summer pass by quickly, and It’s hard to tell when morning is about to come.”
Herring Cove Beach
“…People with boats can go wherever they want, using their electronics to help them find the fish, but the shore fisherman has to make a best guess and hope it’s right.”
Night Fishing on the Coast
“It feels out of scale–standing on (or on a rock maybe 100 feet from) the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and casting out a matter of yards. Sometimes it seems ridiculous to think that I can catch anything from a water body so vast. Is there even one fish in the area to see the lure I’m casting out? At least in a small lake you know that the fish are there, it’s just a matter of whether they are biting or not. Out here, there may not be a fish within a mile of my lure, and I would be none the wiser.”
No other options
“It was just before midnight when I turned the lights on after starting my car. I picked up Bill and drove as fast as I could down the road. I had to slow down often to maneuver around fallen sticks and limbs. Our plan was to head towards Ticonderoga and drive until we either get cellphone service or see a house with a light on. It wasn’t far after we passed the Putnam Pond Campground gate when we saw a house with the lights on inside.”