Captain Scott's Log ~ Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:13 AM

Subject: Yesterdays Gale

Blew itself out before dawn. However during the night the wind carried away
our American flag and flag staff which had been tied to the stern pulpuit.
Before when in heavy sea the skymate whip antenna broke in half on the
backstay. As you can see the unit still works. So on the 29th we counted our
bleessings and moter sailed toward Hiroshima. The rain cleared the haze and
we had unlimited visability(unheard of in Japan) which made our sightseeing
fantastic. This is such a pretty part of the world. Hundreds of islands with
quaint villages and Shinto Shrines. So we pushed to get to the Mother of all
Shinto Shrines---Miyajima. Every add for Japan will have either Mt Fuji on
it or the Tori Gate in the water at Miyajima. Gill and I visited here 40
years ago, the year my son was born, and a picture of Gill under the gate at
low tide is on our wall. We sailed in and anchored a few hundred feet off
the gate then dingied ashore. The shrine was built in 593. There is also a 5
story pagoda here. Tame deer lounge around. I will bring Gill and the
Munroes here when they visit in July. Then off to a marina 15 miles away. At
sunset we pull into the designated cove and...no marina. The wind in the 50s
24 hrs ago is now zero. So who needs a stinking marina. At anchor in a
beautiful cove cooking steaks on the grill.