I finally made it to my last planned stop at Galesville, Maryland to visit an old college buddy Warren and his wife Jill. We have been friends since the 60’s, having shared many wild and wonderful adventures that somehow didn’t result in either of us dying or being seriously injured. Several of our adventures, such as a gold prospecting adventure to Kodiak Island Alaska had the potential for disaster, but we managed to side-step the ever present dangers. We don’t get together very often, but when we do there are plenty of topics to reminisce.
It turned out that I ran out of time by the time I got to their house, so I decided to sell my car, ship my gear home, and fly back to Sacramento. I had already planned on trading my car in on a new one as soon as I got back, so it made sense to just sell it instead of using it for as a trade-in. It turned out that Jill was looking for a newer used car, and my car looked good to her. That made it a simple transaction. Of course that meant that I needed a ride to the airport. I took a photo of Warren as he drove me to the airport that inspired me to attempt yet another sketch.
I have to apologize for my inability to render the image in a more flattering way, one closer to what he actually looks like. As Jill commented, “that is scary.” Sorry about that. With my current state of skills nobody would actually want me to draw them, I can barely manage a recognizable likeness – but it is fun to try.
Warren and Jill live right on the Chesapeake Bay. They have a dock where Warren keeps his older fishing boat, I don’t know how much fishing he does – but I think he does a lot of nice cruising. He and I spent a very pleasant afternoon on the boat, swapping stories and enjoying ourselves. It was nice to feel the lapping of the water on the boat, watch the sailboats and birds going by. The fact that we didn’t untie the boat from the dock was immaterial – we could focus better on our conversation. It was an overall great visit – one that I hope to replicated more often in the future.