Island Journey

Eagle Island, ~6 paddling miles from Spanish Ontario. We drove from Leigh’s house in Maple City, Michigan to Spanish. Stayed last night at...

January 16, 2008 Austin, Texas Four months after leaving, I miss the Island as if she were a distant lover. In noisy downtown Austin, ...

September 10, 2007 Last Day Three-Mile As I contemplated organizing and packing my gear for the last time, I wondered whether I woul...

September 9, 2007 Day Twenty One Three-Mile It was gray and wet with a cool wind from the east. The seas were calming, but I didn’t fe...

September 8, 2007 Day Twenty Three-Mile There was a deep stillness on the island; barely a ripple on the water and the merest whispe...