Where: Today’s peak-hour is brought to you from our dinghy, commuting from Saboteur across the Colmslie Reach to the anchorage jetty.
Context: We (Marty aka Martin Lloyd and I) had clients to see.
6.15am Friday morning
Me: It’s quiet.
Marty: Yes, it is
Our dinghy motor is humming away, and we transverse peak-hour in silence. Marty watching ahead. Me, I’m mesmerised by the water patterns we are creating behind us.
6.17am
Marty: They have the generator going.
Me: I nod.
Note: I assume, like we do when on anchor, that their generator is going to top up the batteries and for any 240Volts appliances (toaster etc).
As we pass their boat, they dogs bounce out of the cabin greeting us with their barks.
Me: It must be peak hour.
Marty: I believe another peak hour post is pending. (And he was right).
Note: Marty is often right…
We continue is silence. Passing the one of the prawning trawlers.
The first decision of the day is where to tie up. Some days the jetty is crowded others not so. Today is not so.
I suggest a spot. The decision has a number of factors, the main one being which dinghy do we want our donk (motor) knocking against. The preference a s rubber rimmed dinghy not an aluminium one.
We both scan. I point and Marty spots a better spot. He masterfully approaches directly to the jetty and turns last minute to draw parallel making it yet another gentle docking.
We exit the dinghy as elegantly as we can from something that floats and bops on water and has no handrails. I secure the bow and Marty midships or do I say middinghy.
I had put my phone away and once again I pull it out to capture the water lazily rolling into the shore. I could seat here for hours.
As we walk to the car I am still memorised by the water.
Marty: I wonder if the river Dart (UK) is deep enough to sail up there, up to that little village.
I have to tune in as in my mind I and floating in the water feeling the lazy swell roll over me.
Me: I don’t know. Interesting question.
I think where our heads are at reflect how much we want to explore the world.
#ilovesailing #getoutdoors #whatareyouwaitingfor #liveyourlife #SailingSaboteur
(This post was first published to face book 05 February 2022.)
Authors note: Peak-hour is a theme that pops up in my writing. I love observing the world as it wakes up and sharing a little beautiful from where ever we are. To see our chill time videos join us on Facebook.
To read more of our adventures, jump into our blog. I love my last peak-hour post from the gorgeously sleepy Russell Island, Queensland Australia. (August 27, 2021)
