Metaphor

I switched from alkaline (new and recharged) to lithium early this summer. It always seemed like after an hour or two the alkies were draining low. I'm very happy with the lithium; in fact, I haven't had to change them at all in over a month and a half of regular use. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

90-100 degrees, 10 knots off the Bay out of the southwest, 95% hunidity, and the last drop of rain I felt on my forehead was before the 4th of July. That's bone-dry humid. I can't wait for the hurricane season to begin...it will still be 90-100 degrees but the winds will increase to 75- 120 kts out of the NW, N, NE, SE, SW and bring sweet rain, coastal flooding and, well, you get the picture. The crabs and oysters are great though... "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

90-100 degrees, 10 knots off the Bay out of the southwest, 95% hunidity, and the last drop of rain I felt on my forehead was before the 4th of July. That's bone-dry humid. I can't wait for the hurricane season to begin...it will still be 90-100 degrees but the winds will increase to 75- 120 kts out of the NW, N, NE, SE, SW and bring sweet rain, coastal flooding and, well, you get the picture. The crabs and oysters are great though... "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

All 3 are: 7, 10, and the most recent, about two hours ago, 5 miles. (of course that's direct line. By boat they would be 6, 36 and 28, by car 13, 43 and 7. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

Nurse Dave -- I'll trade you one month of cool NW rain for a bone-dry, but still humid southerly breeze off the Chesapeake Bay. I would eat the family cat for a chance to go caching in the rain right now... I've forgotten what rain actually looks and feels like. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

Nurse Dave -- I'll trade you one month of cool NW rain for a bone-dry, but still humid southerly breeze off the Chesapeake Bay. I would eat the family cat for a chance to go caching in the rain right now... I've forgotten what rain actually looks and feels like. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

I too like boat caches and mostly use a kayak to access them. I have three caches on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and although all are most easily accessed by land, water routes are by far the most beautiful way to go -- Wye Knot?, Tilghman's Fortune, and Before the Bridge. There are also two island caches up on the Susquehanna River near Havre de Grace, MD -- Lil Honey and Garrett's Island and a cache with an long beach walk or a short boat (kayak) trip in Lewes, DE -- Roosevelt Inlet cache. I've also done one on the Virginia Eastern Shore by kayak, but it is now archived -- The Dunes. This fall when the weather cools a bit I'm thinking of a couple of other great places I've visited in my Bay sailing where a cache wouldn't get visited much but would be well worth the trip out on the Bay to get to it. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

The solution is to carry a compass (and learn how to use it.) Especially in situations where tree cover cancels out reception, simply keeping track of NSEW bearings can help keep you oriented. Even in the sailing community where skies are always clear, the use of GPS or Loran causes problems. Electronics can fail, and sailors (or people who think they are sailors) get lost. It will be a long time before the earth's magnetic force will fail, and for $10, a compass is a pretty cheap back-up. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

The solution is to carry a compass (and learn how to use it.) Especially in situations where tree cover cancels out reception, simply keeping track of NSEW bearings can help keep you oriented. Even in the sailing community where skies are always clear, the use of GPS or Loran causes problems. Electronics can fail, and sailors (or people who think they are sailors) get lost. It will be a long time before the earth's magnetic force will fail, and for $10, a compass is a pretty cheap back-up. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

Another solution is to trade in a new George, and spend the found one to get it back into "natural" circulation. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

Metaphor is the name of my sailboat here on the Chesapeake Bay, where I also teach English. "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde

My knife is still sharp after 23 years. As for opening wine, the opinel cuts right into the box with no problems at all...

Here on the Delmarva peninsula (DE/MD/VA), poison ivy could be the state flower. There would be few places around, except in landscaped areas or parking lots, to place a cache. Hopefully, we hide caches in areas where the finder doesn't have to reach in to get the box; however, to get to the cache will take a few judicious steps. The alternative is to place the box right on the trail.

Here on the Delmarva peninsula (DE/MD/VA), poison ivy could be the state flower. There would be few places around, except in landscaped areas or parking lots, to place a cache. Hopefully, we hide caches in areas where the finder doesn't have to reach in to get the box; however, to get to the cache will take a few judicious steps. The alternative is to place the box right on the trail.