Sep
8
2010
Gales of September
Author: Ruth
West wind and wild waves.
Stephen told me earlier this summer that he had adopted a motto he heard from canoeist Stephanie Parks, who paddled the Great Lakes Canadian coastline with her husband. ”It’s better to be on land wishing you were on the water, than on the water wishing you were on land.” He’s been doing a lot of wishing to be on the water lately. The back to back to back storm systems of late August and early September have kept Stephen on shore for 12 of the last 20 days. He has had time to repair gear, read a book or two that I brought him on my occasional resupply visits and practice patience and good judgment. So far, all of us who care for him are happy to know that he is using one of his favorite values, safety first.
Maybe if we all together wished for calm seas….
Returning to Grand Haven at sunset.
September 8th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Hi Ruth,
It looks like I finally caught up with you on this trip!
My little dream of writing a book has begun.
You will feature promonently in it along with five other characters!
I just finished writing Chapter Five.
Love,
Dad
September 9th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Hi Steve, my long lost friend. We here in Petoskey miss you very much. I made home made pizza with the last of my brother in laws Vermont feta, pesto, muchrooms, olives, and spinach tonight for Mateo and Ruth. Matt made cole slaw. We drank a bottle of Merlo….Matt gave his comments on the various notes of the wine….good fun…we talked about you and wished you were here with us or that we were there with you. I had hoped to see you at some point on your trip home, but the van is still in the shop and the winds are turning cold. So, please be safe and take good care of yourself.
From Rush Street with love,
Denise