Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.

[Ray T]

5 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said:

 

 

"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;

And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking."

 - John Masefield.

 

 

 

The antidote:

They that go down to the sea in ships, and occupy their business in great waters;
These men see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep.
Their soul melteth away, because of the trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

I had the above in the back of my personal log book when I used to sail offshore.

Edited March 19, 2020 by Ray T

[robtheplod]

12 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said:

I had no idea my comment could be taken the wrong way.  I love to see a boat in full sail, that's all.  One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen was a tall ship sailing down the thames estuary with its sails all billowing out.

 

"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;

And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking."

 - John Masefield.

 

I'd love a sea going sail boat.

where's that?

near Buckby top lock...

[WhiteSuit]

I thought the title of this thread meant others had been having my problem today. Life's necessities were only partially available, plenty of gin but precious little tonic?

[Bee]

Somewhere on the river Doubs

[Alan de Enfield]

22 minutes ago, Ray T said:

They that go down to the sea in ships, and occupy their business in great waters;
These men see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep.
Their soul melteth away, because of the trouble.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.

I had the above in the back of my personal log book when I used to sail offshore.

 

I had this in the back of my Flying Log-Book

 

John Gillespie Magee was a Spitfire pilot in WW2 and wrote this whilst flying at 33,000 feet.

He died shortly afterwards. December 11th 1941, aged 19.

 

 

High Flight

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth

And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth

Of sun-split clouds, –- and done a hundred things

You have not dreamed of –- wheeled and soared and swung

High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,

I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung

My eager craft through footless halls of air . . . .

 

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue

I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace

Where never lark, or even eagle flew —

And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod

The high untrespassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

 

[Victor Vectis]

1 hour ago, doratheexplorer said:

Or:

"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

I left my shoes and socks down there,

I wonder if they're dry?

 

Spike Milligan

 

 

[magpie patrick]

[matty40s]

1 hour ago, magpie patrick said:

 

 

[dmr]

7 hours ago, Dave123 said:

This is a nice idea! Hopefully in for some nice spring weather which will be a little bit of a tonic. Took this on a stroll up the towpath 2 days ago

That old boat looks a bit low in the water, do you think its sinking? 

 

....................Dave

[Jim Riley]

Towards lock 34 Rochdale canal. 

[Tesla]

8 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

No, haven't got any, its not possible to get much in the way of 'sailing' photos when you are on the boat and when offshore there is no one near to ask to take a picture.

This is what I find, plus any photos I have with the sails up just look a bit crap as a) you can't get the entire sail area in the frame and b) you can only take them when it is calm...

[restlessnomad]

3 hours ago, Bee said:

Somewhere on the river Doubs

thats a cute boat....  how old is she (the boat)

[DandV]

The response has been brilliant, thank you. I was giving greenies to encourage more but didn't realise how many beautiful photos would turn up. Makes us realise how much we miss canal boating and the English countryside. And when the weather is not so good, photos of the challenges faced are also interesting.

Thanks, stay well, and please keep posting, brightened my morning.

Don and Val

[Nightwatch]

It’s a boat, a big boat. But a boat.

[Tesla]

Bay of Islands over Christmas. 

[WotEver]

10 minutes ago, Nightwatch said:

It’s a boat, a big boat. But a boat.

Not according to the submariner I was talking to... it’s a target. 

[Nightwatch]

Just now, WotEver said:

Not according to the submariner I was talking to... it’s a target. 

Only if the sludge machine survives. 

[PeterF]

No photo, but saw a pair of grebes close to Croxton Flash, northern T&M this afternoon, love seeing grebes, lovely birds, plus they always remind me of late father in law as his boat was called Grebe. Great to be out and about.

[tree monkey]

Not the worlds best photo but it sums up the BCN challenge for me, pointless, silly, tiring but I love it

 

 

 

Edited March 19, 2020 by tree monkey

[MtB]

 

Tonic required. Send in your photos

 

 

[tree monkey]

1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Tonic required. Send in your photos

 

 

I picked up 2 bottles for BSP in the week and the shop was nearly out of that for fecks sake

[MtB]

4 minutes ago, tree monkey said:

I picked up 2 bottles for BSP in the week and the shop was nearly out of that for fecks sake

 

I had the same trouble, Tesco here not only sold out of bog roll, flour and anything else less than immediately perishable, but NO TONIC WATER either. Two bottles left, and that is one of 'em! Can't be doing without one's G&T, can one?

 

View from my boat, June 30th 2018.

 

 

[DandV]

31 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

Tonic required. Send in your photos

 

 

What, faux brick linings on the boat? And a misplaced propellor. Seems very spacious though.

[MtB]

9 minutes ago, DandV said:

What, faux brick linings on the boat? And a misplaced propellor. Seems very spacious though.

 

One of my spare blades, I have five or six lying about....

 

And thems real bricks! Just not in the bote  

 

 

 

[Tim Lewis]

At Pancras lock this evening

 

 

Edited March 19, 2020 by Tim Lewis