Afterword My uncle Hugh, Captain Bear, completed his earthly voyage yesterday, August 3, 2024. He passed quickly and quietly with his loved ones nearby. For as long as we have been on Aleta he was our shore-based support, managing our …
Private Kemble As soon as he was old enough, Bob Kemble began working in his family’s greenhouses that stretched out behind their home. His parents’ floral business demanded constant attention. In the cold, dark winters of 1930s Iowa, Bob and …
The Why I have wanted a tattoo all my life, but the stars never aligned. I couldn’t find the right design, or the right artist, or I was too busy. All that changed a couple of weeks ago. Finally, with …
My dad died on June 4. Quietly, peacefully, at home with my step-mum and my sister by his side. He was 96. It was his time. Over dinner with a couple of my dad’s acquaintances in Singapore 30 years ago, …
We said goodbye to Annie on Tuesday. It was her time. Her kidneys had failed her and she was in near constant pain. Pain that we were treating with Tramadol and Gabapentin. Annie never complained and was never without a …
There’s not much history on the sleepy settlement of Tarpum Bay. We know that the impressive white and blue-trimmed church overlooking the harbor was built in 1849 and appears to have been in business ever since. Other buildings date from …
Position: 25°44’05″N 79°17’30″W Poking around outside a low, green, weather-beaten garage on Bimini with my wife Carol and our dock neighbours Shane, Victoria and Lisa, we waited for the world’s greatest bonefishing guide. As a keen fisherman, Shane knew Ansil …
