The Morning After the Gale #fieldnotes #sailing
Last night a full gale blew across Buren Bay.
From Mitsu’s old house near the shore I listened to the wind roll over the roof and wondered how Wahine was handling it out on the mooring.
Boats are strange companions.
You care for them…
and they carry you.
—
Field Notes from Amami.
Lowell Sheppard is a writer and sailor sharing observations from Japan about community, place, and living well into older age.
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