Vingilótë’s Saloon
Vingilótë’s saloon. The pillows are actually red: the gray covers are for the delivery.
Asides
Testing Vingilótë’s solar panels before launch
tl;dr Vingilótë’s solar panels generate a ton of power and the electrical systems design works! Technical Details Vingilótë is as green as you can make a reliable boat: light, with a sail plan...
Serafina’s Inventiveness: beef tallow candle to dip bread in!
Serafina, the chef at Dune Ridge Country House, is my evil twin! Fresh baked bread (rosemary and something) with a beef tallow candle to melt the fat as a dipping sauce! I’m so stealing this idea!
The stuff that dreams are made of: Vingilótë’s come out
The stuff that dreams are made of. Vingilótë is coming out of the factory and getting het mast stepped.
Vingilótë has got her mast and standing rigging
Vingilótë is a real sailboat now she’s got her mast and standing rigging!
Uber, Fly, Fly, Drive … but I’m in St. Francis!
Dune Ridge Country House Gorgeous place. Tuesday got up at six, left for the airport at nine. I flew ten hours to Amsterdam, had a tight connection (half an hour at the Crown Lounge before boarding...
Made it to Cape Town
Cape Town International Airport Made it!
A Heineken draft at the KLM Crown Lounge
KLM Crown Lounge Heineken draught is such a completely different beast from the stuff in bottles and cans.
‘s Good to have friends over
Always, always good to have friends over, no matter how not happy making the reason, no matter how short.
Irene and Strut keeping my bed warm
Strut and his Lady Boss, keeping her safe and warming my spot while I’m being an idiot.