a different slant on life.

When you make a boat straight away you realize that things are straight. Angles are all weird and carpentry is sort of Picasso style to make things fit.

Bob decided he would have a go at doing the furniture in his boat and did a jolly good job at it. The boat was on land, chocked up for all the work involved. But he had to have the boat on a slant cause of technicalities. So after the bed was made, well it was time to straighten things up a bit and so the boat was righted. But it seemed that was the only thing that managed it.

You guessed it.

The bed was on a slant.

Now he has an excuse for the blood running to his head!

It says a lot for a hammock.

Get up and go.

I saw something strange yet very amusing yesterday. I was watching the river and there was a boy from the bush, with a big 10 gallon hat trying to row a boat. Jason as I was later to find out his name, was from "inland" and had no idea. Yet with his enthusiasm he managed to row back to the dock backwards. He was sitting the wrong way around and trying to push the little boat stern end through the water. Then the oar fell out of the oarlock and he ended up punting. Now after this you would think he would just give up and have a beer, which was on offer. But no, The interpid sailor joined a 3 master from Africa resuming its journey south to Sydney and talked is way aboard. Now at this time in the evening he probably has realised the front end is the pointy end, and is having the time of his life.

It just makes me glad that the adventourous spirit is still around. With nothing but his hat and all the get up and go you can pack in a small bag he is off.

Good on him I say. And Good Luck Jason.