I like that boat
That one? Why? It's a wreck
Still I do like it. You like that one, don't you daddy?
-I love it, Laura. -See. Dad likes it.
-Who wants breakfast? -Me!
I want pancakes.
Thought it was difficult occasion. I was afraid you got cold feet.
-There you go -Certified and everything.
Two happiest days in a sailor's life, huh?
Never got around to change the name.
This one for the hatch, this one for engine ignition
-Good luck. -Thank you.
So you divorced?
No, I'm not.
Just happened to see a lot of divorced guy come down here...
Bought a boat and lived here a couple of months,
then they were gone. Never see them again.
You get used to that, otherwise it's pretty quiet
Do you want to know something else?
I'll figure it out.
Alright then, I'll see you around
I'd really been a boat guy,
but it turns out I wasn't
-Are you? -We'll see.
Don't forget. As is.
I couldn't help but watch.
You need one of these. Here
Got you work here huh. I'm over there in the West Wind.
You live aboard it?
Yes. Since July when I get divorced.
I've always wanted to do this. The summer was great.
-Fall been good,too. -I'll be right there.
-You divorced, too? -No, I'm not.
If you fix this place up,it'll be like shooting fishing barrel
I don't see much myself. I don't have the patience for it. Too much work.
But whatever works,right?
Duty calls. I'll see you around.
-Thanks for the beer. -Don't be a stranger.
-Good evening. -How is it going?
Thank you, Lauren.
Lauren...
Lauren, don't run in the bathroom...
Jesus
Oh, come on
He bought the Hesperus.
Shit.
Hello?
Hey. You seemed a little jumpy this morning.
-What's going on? -I closed yesterday
One place Charlevoix.
Too cold, too rainy.
All too quiet.
Keep moving.
-I'll see you around. -Good luck.
When are you packing then?
So long.
There we go, easy son.
Calm down.
Fine. Take it easy. Spit it out.
You gotta be fine.
-More coffee? -Thank you.
You can only have so much homecooking, huh?
Did you hear the bagpipes last night?
I didn't hear anything.
-You mind? -No, of course not.
I'm trying to quit, allow myself just the one buff
Is there a gardening break, not a cigarette break?
Right.
-Does the engine still does not work? -It almost turned over last week
So you're going to taking around soon?
Hesperus is not afraid of little cold water.
-How long have you been on the boat? -51 days.
Who was counting?
You shouldn't mix alcoholic with cold medicine.
Now the Lotus-eaters, for so the people of the land are called,
were a kindly folk
and gave fruit to some of the sailors. Not meaning them any harm...
but thinking it was the best they had to give
That's the boat
That's it right there. See? Lauren, see?
Then, the wind having abated,
they took to their oars and rowed for many days,
till they came to the country where Cyclopes dwell.
Cyclopes, that's right. One of the eye...one eye
And in the island...
You down there?
Hold on guys.
Lotus eaters called people of the land kind of...
-See, I'm being ripped off! -Fuck it?
Jesus
-I don't know where else to go. -Come sit down. Let's get you warmed up.
Put ?? this on. Wrap it 'round you.
I'll get you something warm to drink
Alright
That should help a bit.
-Do you like tea? -I have never had it.
Tea? Really?
One time after I rang you up, I took my break and followed you.
-Pretty nosy, huh? -It's OK.
Joey doesn't mean it.
You can stay here as long as you like. Sleep there. I sleep at the bow.
Lauren?
I'm going to the bow, I'll give you a minute.
Mending the sails, are you?
There's a perfectly good sail maker right here in the marine.
-I kinda just want to do it. -It's your business.
It's closed today,anyway.
A little less back, a little more leg.
That's the ticket. In that way, you can go all day.
I wanna ask someone
what are the two best days of a sailor like.
The day he buys a boat and the day he sells it.
One of life's many truths?
I wouldn't know. I've only had the one day.
Shit.
Come on.
Shall I request permission to come aboard?
Seems like you already came aboard.
-When you cancelled your cell phone? -Around the Halloween.
I've been coming out twice a week since to talk to you .
-What are you doing? -I'm trying to clean the fuel line.
This is a sail boat. Since when you have to work on the engine?
90 per cent of sail boats operating
70 percent of the power time engine.
When are you coming back?
I don't know.
How much time do you need?
I don't know.
We've set you up to commute. Leave it alone.
I've got plenty work out here.
We are four months behind the new release.
You've got a good team.
It's no longer about what you have left.
-There will always be new releases. -Not us.
I'm done
It's been what...eight months?
I still can't get my head around it. Doesn't make any sense
Forget about this software. We are worried about you.
I'm worried about you. You just disappeared.
I'm right here.
No wonder you're out here.
Take as much time as you need.
Finally throwing the tow, eh?
Where's the sail maker you told me about?
Cross the road,
looks like a barn.
That way?
Thanks.
I was given myself a good recommendation. That is well
So...let's see what you got here.
Bagpipes can save a man's soul.
-Do you like salmon? -I do.
Good. We get salmon Marie. An old family recipe.
This makes the Hesperus a little Norwegian fishing boat.
No. She's coming right alone.
I brought the salad and wine to compliment on Marie's recipe.
-Along she didn't bring the cigarettes. -I quit.
Did you now? Must be someone else who's sneaking them.
I mean it. This time I'm serious.
Good on ya. Haven't given up drinking yet,have ya?
Of course not.
Then grab yourself a glass, let's have a toast
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Open this bottle of wine and let's get serious.
Where is your boat?
I'll show you after dinner
There she is. the Marine.
-The work is on progress. -That's beautiful.
10 years ago my wife and I came up the St Laurence seaway.
We were working out way through the Great Lakes.
Sailed straight through Mackena,when she had a stroke.
This is as far as we got.
Last time I took around I threw Marie's ashes
Been in my heart ever since
And I've been mourning.
Not a recipe I recommend the young man for
Coffee to go?
Breakfast, if that's okay.
-Of course. -Great.
Greek mythology says Hesperus is the spirit of evening star.
At first he was to climb mount Atlas,but the storm swept him away -
and he disappeared without a trace.
The kindness of this man was transformed into a friendly evening star.
Every evenings his brings the peace of night.
-You're gonna always be here? -I like it here. It is quiet.
The place is remote and people are interesting.
You can say that about pretty much anywhere.
It's different with water.
I can go to Cape Town,South Africa, head out straight through Mackena
and continue the lakes and the sea along the coasts of Nova Scotia.
South east along the seashore,and then north,away from the gulf stream.
Panamankanavaa south along the trade winds and the to Hawaii.
Cross the Equator,do west to Fiji.
Pull in Darwin Australia for a while.
Indian Ocean. Weather and ocean currents must occur properly.
Sailing 160 miles south of Madagascar in Durban.
Last piece of south-west along the coast of Africa.
A year and a half and 1,700 miles later,
I am in Cape Town
Are you gonna do that someday?
Maybe I already did.
The material is still lack order. Thought it would be a couple of weeks.
A couple of weeks? It's been a couple of weeks of couple of weeks
-Time flies,doesn't it? -Sure it does.
I'm still holding you up. You got a couple of other things still need doing
Like what?
You deck boards, they could use sandpapers to stain don't you think
Of course,not my boat.
Like he's slowing down
We could fix that
Hey how is it going?
Hey man how are you doing?
-Guess it's quite a winter there? -I survived
Boat are coming alive
Yes. Slowly, but sure.
You should change the name,though.It is no longer appropriate.
Name begins to be known. Are you going to stay for a while?
Thought I coming a few weekends. Quiet doensn't hurt
Being careful?
Come on,sweetie.I'll see you later.
Between the dark and the daylight, when the night is beginning to lower.
Comes a pause in the day's occupations.
That is known as the Children's Hour.
And there will I keep you forever, Yes, forever and a day,
Till the walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away
You okay?
Should have known she was sick.
We were blue order sailors. Deep oceans and the far islands.
What do we do sailing around the Great Lakes?
It was her idea.
She wanted to make sure I wouldn't be alone
in the middle of the ocean in case something happen to her.
she knew it was coming.I do not even get a second thought.
I should have figured it out.I could have done something.
But I didn't.
Bagpipes are never gonna change that.
The sounds are 24/7.
All the world,all the time.
There over there is a Grand Traverse.
Indians hunters used to travel along the shores of Michigan by canoe
This bay presented quite a obstacle.
They all had to paddle all the way south
around the foot of the bay
and paddle back north to continue along the lake. That's a long way
Or they can cross 9 miles of open water. From Raymond to
Leelana-Peninsula, shorter,
but these water are treacherous.
Once they set off the mainland,
they could just see the peninsula way off distance
Indians used to call it "Oh Me I Nah", a place beyond.
French fur traders came, started using the same route.
They called it "Le Grande Traversee" the long course.
A course everybody take along after that.
The missinaries, the settlers, the farmers
And finally the tourists.
The name changed to Grand Traverse.
I have to get back to work.
The wind picks up, blows all the way to Magna.
Hold on. You got something there
It's all the Grand Traverse Buddy.
-What is it? -All of them.
I'm almost done.
You are done,buddy.
She looks beautiful.
You gonna take her out?
You should.
Sometimes when you get to where you supposed to be
it's too soon.
I left it on the counter.
-No more cigarette? -I finished a pack yesterday.
Two happiest days in a sailor's life
I have you fast in my fortress,and will not let you depart.
But put you down into the dungeon,
In the round-tower of my heart
No offence,but I would probably change the name
Hesperus is the spirit of the evening
star brings peace of night
the planet Venus represents dawn in Greek mythology.
Whatever you say
-Here you go,as agreed. -No it did not have to be certified.
I don't want to lose this, and I know the deal, as is.
Don't forget that.
It goes with the boat.
A year and a half,1,700 miles later,
I am in Cape Town.
Are you gonna do that someday?
Maybe I already did.
-Good luck to ya -You,too.