Spring is Coming! - Canoecopia
Spring is Coming! - Canoecopia
Spring is Coming! - Canoecopia
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days, because of the weather and the inability to move, I was in<br />
a tortured state thinking the trip was over. She turned to me and<br />
said “Sam, maybe it <strong>is</strong> your ancestors who are keeping you here<br />
to get to know more about their land and people.” In my gloom, I<br />
felt a ray of sunshine.<br />
Back in Garn<strong>is</strong>h, it <strong>is</strong> obvious the forecasted gale came away<br />
early. After lunch, the sea <strong>is</strong> covered in whitecaps and the wind<br />
quickly strengthens so it <strong>is</strong> difficult to even stand. By the end<br />
vapor<br />
FlatbEd<br />
a barrEl harnEss that carriEs up to 60<br />
litEr barrEls or drybags in comFort.<br />
of the afternoon, seas are breaking over the small <strong>is</strong>land that<br />
protects the Garn<strong>is</strong>h slip. Mitey, generous as always, extends h<strong>is</strong><br />
hospitality and puts me up until the storm passes. That night, we<br />
travel to a pub in nearby Allihies. The same publican, Doc, <strong>is</strong><br />
working that I met ten nights ago. He welcomes me back with<br />
“You haven’t gotten very far,” and laughs. I have to agree.<br />
Sometimes you cannot plan for what your ancestors have in<br />
mind for you.<br />
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