Odyssey

Caining a seat

Where I live in the East of the UK we have a latitude of 52.41 degrees N. If I were on the otherside of the Atlantic that would put me...

Headwaters Canoe, We have a neat comparison of three different canoes of the same model in the shop this week - probably the most famous...

Got a busy winter ahead of me, mostly work related. After years of asking, I finally got a dedicated canoe building course for the high...

Thanks Steve and Jim. I love my barn! I grew up here when the area was dotted with active dairy farms. My first summer job as a kid...

Thanks Steve. It's a mid-19th century Pennsylvania/German bank barn. Only the foundation is stone, the rest is mortise & tenon post &...

Like Robin, my winter projects are focused on wood/canvas canoe repair and restoration: 1938 Old Town 50 pounder being restored for a...

Day 7 We wake to clear skies and a mild breeze. It is 6am. I crawl out of the tent and start the cooker. Soon the water is boiling, and...

My wife gave up on fruitcake decades ago because there's no way an English/ Irish lass can compete with out almost 500 year old Scottish...

Planning trips for next year for this ol boy involves old man "pipes" and eyes throwing darts at a map. Don't mind the misses. My sons...

I thought about writing down Whiskey (or Whisky, depending if it is Irish or Scotch) as a luxury, but it feels more like a necessity :)

Day 6 The last of the morning mist is almost burned off when I finally emerge from the tent at quarter past seven. Blue skies and...

Day 5 I wake up at the usual time--between 6 and 7--but not very well rested. My side of the tent was on a bit of a slope and I kept...

Day 4 I wake at 3am to the pitter-patter of rain on the tent. I dash out to check that no clothes or anything else has been forgotten...

Day 3 My wife and I are up by seven. We quietly sip our coffee and watch the peaceful lake, enjoying the mild temperature that we know...