journeys

Since I returned from my epic 11-day "paddle to the sea" last week the question most friends have asked is, "Did you make it all the way?"

Yes, I did make it, but after I'd finished we loaded the canoe and it only took five hours to get back home. Though I was very happy to see my wife, my dry house, my dog, there was something sad about reentering the current of the modern world, and that little bit of sadness is one of the emotions I have not been able to shake.