Field notes on maps, routes and unhurried travel. Written by hand, posted when ready.
Reading a coastline by its harbours
Old port charts tell you more about a region than any modern road map. The spacing of
sheltered bays, the depth markings, the little notes on tides — together they sketch
a rhythm of how people once moved along the water. I spent the week tracing one such chart.
Three notebooks, one trip
One for distances, one for sketches, one for everything that does not fit. It sounds
excessive until the moment you need the small fact you almost did not write down.
On slow mornings
The best planning happens before the coffee is finished. After that, the day has opinions
of its own.