HOLLAND, MICH. — Fall comes early in these high latitudes. The trees are already splashed with little dabs of yellow, oranges, reds and purple. Although we are in middle America, we are at 43 degrees of latitude, as high as Boston on the map. Mornings are cold, sweaters part of our normal dress. We've come 2,481 nautical miles since leaving Port Aransas. Aimless, our 42-foot trawler, runs at 9 knots per hour (10 mph), so these distances take a while — 2 1/2 months in our case. Slow travel brings its rewards. You absorb the country, accents changing with the temperature. [read rest of article]
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
SA-EN: Hardbergers travel miles in boat called Aimless
Hardbergers travel miles in boat called Aimless By Phil Hardberger Special to the Express-News
Editor's note: After Phil Hardberger ended his term as San Antonio mayor, the veteran sailor and his wife, Linda, set off on a trip through middle America, from Port Aransas to the shores of Lake Michigan, finding solitude and friends along the way as they traveled upriver in a boat named Aimless.
HOLLAND, MICH. — Fall comes early in these high latitudes. The trees are already splashed with little dabs of yellow, oranges, reds and purple. Although we are in middle America, we are at 43 degrees of latitude, as high as Boston on the map. Mornings are cold, sweaters part of our normal dress. We've come 2,481 nautical miles since leaving Port Aransas. Aimless, our 42-foot trawler, runs at 9 knots per hour (10 mph), so these distances take a while — 2 1/2 months in our case. Slow travel brings its rewards. You absorb the country, accents changing with the temperature. [read rest of article]
HOLLAND, MICH. — Fall comes early in these high latitudes. The trees are already splashed with little dabs of yellow, oranges, reds and purple. Although we are in middle America, we are at 43 degrees of latitude, as high as Boston on the map. Mornings are cold, sweaters part of our normal dress. We've come 2,481 nautical miles since leaving Port Aransas. Aimless, our 42-foot trawler, runs at 9 knots per hour (10 mph), so these distances take a while — 2 1/2 months in our case. Slow travel brings its rewards. You absorb the country, accents changing with the temperature. [read rest of article]
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