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Ship ahoy (or boat in fact)

Chris Hall44 Comments

Ship Ahoy! (or boat, in fact)

This is a beautiful boat,
sailing around a huge ocean.
It has been a peaceful time so far,
but I can see a storm ahead.

So mind the tillers and stuff.
The rudder needs to be straight and safe;
it’s going to be a long night and day.

And it was, and worrying,
but the following day,
it was lovely again.
Next stop will be Cape Town.

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Image credit: Amein Shareef77 @Unsplash

This image shows a sailboat in a vast body of water. The skyline/horizon is clear, and the water is calm. This photo was taken from another boat nearby.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #328 photo prompt.

What do you see # 328- 16 February, 2025

44 thoughts on “Ship ahoy (or boat in fact)”

  15. I’ve been on a big ship overnight… but not a small craft. Could be very peaceful, or maybe scary depending on how experienced the crew is! I went and took a little visit – quite a bit of water around Cape Town! 🙂

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    • I have to say I’m not a great sailor myself. Big boats like ferries are okay – many times we have been in the Greek Islands, and mostly fine. We once went from the UK to Spain in the Bay of Biscay and that was very choppy, and not nice at all. Narrow boats in the UK are much better on a canal. As far as Cape Town, I would say just stay on the land – too vast from there!

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  16. I enjoy all water. Warm oceans best, but little water places are OK too. I think I let others swim in cold lakes though! We’ve got a big river here that hubby and I kayaked in. I’d like to do that again when the weather gets warmer. Our little creek isn’t deep enough to kayak from one end to another (where the roads cross over it). I tried when we borrowed one when we had a tree fall in the creek.

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