Hitchhiker's Guide to Wooden Boats: Review

 

Margo St-Finch singing her Tide's Going Out

I almost look at it as being a little bit religious;

putting yourself out to the world and saying,

What do you have for me?

Where am I going to go?

-- Ryan Hashagen

Hitchhiker's Guide to Wooden Boats: A Review of Sorts

Every now and again we stumble upon a story that we relate to on some deep level, for reasons hard to identify, much less to express. 

This little film - presented by Northwest Maritime of Port Townsend, WA - is the story of a young couple's weekend adventure by land (camper van and bicycles) and sea (in HA!, a lovingly restored Bolger GLOUCESTER GULL).

Turns out, Ryan lived for a time afloat in Eagle Harbor, where we took our first steps in life aboard. HA! may even have originally been our friends' dory... the one which inspired our own. We surely have friends in common.

Turns out, Margot is a lover- and writer of sea-shanties, among her other artistic pursuits. Her Tide's Going Out was born with the patina of... well... je n'sais pas quoi. But it carries us out on its ebb.

Turns out it's a joyous adventure on the scale of Wind in the Willows, but shared by a couple obviously in love.

There. You see? These descriptions express nothing of why this one is worth your while. The best I can do is recommend that you invest a half-hour of your time to watch. To find out for yourself if it speaks to you.

If you're anything like us, you'll find yourself reviewing it on occasion, to lift your spirits in troubled times.