You know what they say: "Home is where the gigantic impossible floating mansion-cum-fortress-cum-office-tower-space-needle is." I don't know why they say that, but I'm sure they do.

A foggy night midway through the journey west heralds new acquaintance.

Sometimes it's hard to decide whether it's better to have an ungainly birth or a really long swim.

Sometimes there are even consequences for being a victim.

Before we begin in earnest, a brief parable. Then the beginning of a tumultuous adventure on seas much higher than our own.