PAGE SEVEN. THE VIE FAMILY IN RESIDENCE ON NORTH PENDER ISLAND The Log Of The HORNPIPE From Balboa Into The Caribbean -By RICHARD DINSDALE- YOUNG The crew now on board. are: Captain + Ted Dinsdale- Young; ist Cook - Jean Dinsdale-Young; Chief Deckhand ~ Richard Dins~ dale-Young;. Deckhand - Hugh Dinsdale- Young; ist Cabin Girl- Nibbie Dinsdale-Young; 2nd Cabin Girl -. Lucy Dinsdale- Young; New Deckhand - Mike Roberts. January 19, 1969 The Hornpipe tied up against Landfall this morning and we waited for the pilots to come and. lead the boats through the Panama Canal. Each boat hada pilot and ours had a cap on with a huge peak. The Hornpipe and Landfall followed a U.S, Navat ship called the Mission Santa Ynez. As we went under a bridge I saw a hotise slung under it with washing hanging out to dry. The deckhand and I handied the port after line when we went through the locks. The men on the top of the lock walls threw us a heaving line which had a lead monkeys fist on the end of it. I tied a bowline on to the @™ of a mooring line anda man . jauled it up, Water came up in great boils from the bottom. The boats swung around and Landfail’s mizzen boom gallows broke. Then the men on the lock walls led us through into the second lock. Boils of water came up again but ro more damage was done. Then we had to go across. & little lake and into a third lock, we rosé again until we were about 86 feet above sea level. othe ‘Hornpipe and the Landfalled passed the monu- “ment to the Buliders of the Pan- ama Canal. A tug came by and made such a wash that the boats had_ to separate. Eiverybody had a bath in the lakes. The lakes have many bays and channels and the land is cevered with dense jungle. The fourth, fifth and sixth locks were calur as we. went dawn. A huge Hner called the Fair Star went through with us. We thought that it way geing te run us down. ~ Lights along the bank HORNVIPER TZN A BRIDGE WITH A. HOUSE SLUNG UNDER IT Hit up so that the ships ‘could see where they were going, The Hornpipe. anchored far out off the mud flats by Colon, January 20, 1969 The Hornpipe motored into the Panama Canal‘ Yacht Club. The water was thick with tar and oil. Billy, the deckhand and I tried to catch iguanas. I climbed to the top of the main mast for the first time. The deckhand and I slept in Peter Rodd’s tent with Richard Rodd and Billy, It was & tight fit in the tent January 2tst, 1969 The Captain and the Ist Cook went inte Colon to buy teed. The deckhand and I did our Corres- pondenc e lessons, January 22nd, 1969 The Captain and the tst Cook invited Tilly Reynell’s sister's husband over. for lunch in the Yacht Club restaurant, January 23rd, 1969 The Hornpipe left Colon and headed for Portobello. We had a nice sail beating against the wind, The Hornpipe arrived there at four o'clock, Twink and Rich- |° ard Rodd and the whole crew of tle Hornpipe exeept the Captain went ashore and saw some of the ruins of one of the forts. There were 13 cannons on the battle- ments still facing out te sea. The watch towers were still standing at the ends of the walls. The hanger of the Warning Bell was still there though the bell was gone. January 24th, 1969 F verybody went ashore and ex- plored the ruins of ar old fort. Everything was just the same from when Sir Henry Morgan had plundered it. There was a wall protecting the Spaniards from the Indians facing towards the jungle. it had holes in it so 7) ‘across so all we could see were that the Spaniards could shoot out North Pender tsland, in tie Gull of Georgia, 18 the | unlikely locale of British Columbii’s newest pub- ishing house, . Geronimo (Jerry) Vie und his wife Nan, a young and energet- ic couple trom the United States, have established this two-man - publishing operation, Vie Creations, eon their waterfront home- -stead. “mil be ready to roll the presses,’ Jerry re- ports, “as soon as I fin- ish thawing out the pump and split another cord of firewood.’ a The Vies and their two young: children ‘came. to * their Island home last fall with no furnishings other than their offset printing press, six hundred pounds of cold steel which has required sweat, tears and ~ (literally) blood: to trans- port here in their pickup: camper, | Their prospec- onan ishind, . 15 years: and-it’s 2 &@ hew cae Cee DAQURERAUUGOEAUERUUAOAEEE {cA a _ NEWCOMERS START PUBLISHING HOUSE It’s A North Pender Family Affair LITTLE ONES ARE PRINTER’ S DEVILS the wood grate, ‘Tou busy, where. .time all but stands still? The Vies were urged to-cateh Penderitis’ the local ver- sion of mananaeizing. Acquaintances scoffed at their plans to clear the land and finish the house ina few manth's time ‘You never finish ona place like this,’ they were repeatedly told “Why. Tve. been working on iy place for” not done yet. 2h With the goal of having book out by the spring of '69, however, “Jerry and Nan slogged dog- gedly on. Now, after three ‘months of. unremitting Ja- bor, they have turned the rundown © cabin’ into a cheerful and comfortable home. for-themselves and . their children, Danny aged seven, and Robin Sue, five, . for The. printing press oceun pies a. place (of. honor in the dining room, No. strangers*to . their field, the Vies have been publishing their own books for several years, and have © been involved with journal- ism. and communications for many more. They read- ily admit that a small,” sparsley. populated: island ‘is an offbeat location. for a business of this sort, yet in many ways, they con- sider it ideal, ; “We try notte make a division between pleasure and business, or work and play,’’ Nan explains, “For us, the ideal life is’ one that combines some out- door work, some thought-" work, and plenty.-of time the whole ‘family. to enjoy being together every day.” Island life certainly pro- vides the tranquility and freedom. from distraction | Wednesday, April 9, 1969 required to turn out books as the Vies do. As a-to- tally self-sufficient firm, producing all their _OWn cre ative work, owning their own equipment, and capable of. accomplishing . all: but the most drastic “repairs; they feel that their island. location will prove little hindrance. Manuscripts are. banged out.at the din- ing réom table on an. an-. ~ cient Underwood — type- writer; final. copy, on=an - ultra-modern IBM machine in the living room. Paste-. ups: are completed on the kitchen: table ;,and repro- duced on a Xerox copy “machine, .Then Jerry inks up the press and the print- ing is begun, as Danny and Robin. .act. the roles of printer’s devils. -““Inmore sense than one;’’? Nanadds. . Although Vie: Creations. depends on:the work ofonly two writers, they feel that they. have a rather diver- sified publishing list. their credit. they put outa ‘children's book, ‘The Legend -. of _ fo. “ Paula Bunyan’?;-a. book: of». Jerry's poetry, - ““Visions of the Sea’; and a novelty.” “newspaper, Their” project this: spring will be a practical camping hand- ~ book, -“‘Camping - for Cheap’, to, be followed'by |. HNN 77TH ae Last year... first’ ber of other, projects suit- able to the isiand home- another -volume of: verse, -..” a book on the commercial antiques.» business,-."and: >" writings. on the: Gulf. Is-.— lands -and the islander’s way of life. In between these projects sos they. plan to pursue a num~ steader -- raising - their garden, boating, © ‘fishing, and oystering.. ult looks ; like «a--pretty. full: year 2, ahead,’ ”. Jerry. remarks, “Unless, of course, we should happen to come down’ with Penderitis. 7.3?” ive home was then a = “ shabby, neglected cabin on. three tangled acresoftrees and bush. “The neighbors probably ~ wondered a little about us, we threw ourselves into fixing the place up so fran~_ tically,’’ reminisced ‘Jer- ry. ‘Probably thought we ~ were a perfect example of — the unrelaxed American,”* Not surprising, when in’: ~s the: midst of November de- luges the Vies were likely to be found in. parkas and hip boots, slashing brush and uprooting berry bush- es: Nor was: it: unusual on the coldest days of December and January to “find them ankle, deep in snow, painting their house, it became apparent. that “the new young couple was “ always ‘too busy’ for cof- fee klatches and longeven-. ings whiled away before - of them: with muskets. - Under one of the walls was adoor which led into three separate chambers. with nothing in them xcept a bat and a tarantula. ; Behind: the fort was a flat Stretch of ground leading away down the coast, this was the re- mains of the old treasure trail, which led from Portobello to Old Panama, We walked down the trail Into Portobello, The treasure house was a high bulld- ing full of arches, The roof had fatien in and the Moor was over frown with ivy and weeds. There was a huge new church with an old one beside it. The new. church had a lot of horrible figures of Saints and things in it.. Afterwards the Ist Cook, me and Twink and Peter Rodd explored a river, had an outboard motor cn it. The dinghy went aground quite a few times before we got up to the river mouth. The river was lined with mangrove trees and dense jungie : The odd palm tree was gcrow- ing out over the river with vines and creepers hanging down from it. Peter Rodd saw an alligator scuttling up the bank under the mangroves. It was about the size of an iguana. After we had seen the river we motored over to the ruins of Fort Fernando. The gate way was so over- grown that nubody could get in. The moat was too wide to jump the two watch towers at each end of the battlements. We then went back out to the boats. January 25th, 1963 The Hornpipe left Portobello and headed for Nombre de dios Bay, tacking against the wind, notice we boarded one of the” fall The dinghy - " By LY, GREEN “Thursday morning at new’ Boeing :737 jets. at Sidney. Airport at» the invitatior Air. (The, ‘editorial iwe’? ise plained by the presencé of May A.W..Freeinan among the. com> a pany.) The .new. plane has a modern” leok; its appointments, are lux’ urious and its seats set.a new... standard in comfort. selected a ~British-made. seat _which. provides for greater leg 4 room, a point that seasoned tra- = vellers will greatly appreciate. : JOURNEY CUT: Cruising at 525 milés an ‘pour, with .a ceiling ‘of 35, 000-feet, the. @ Boeing © 737 appears: ‘ta: be’ the ideal plane for’ its purpose: Es-- sentially it will be used.on. the CP Air. routes in- Western Can-. ada_ and the Yukon, the Vancouv~ er-San Francisco. service, andon trans- continent: a} flights, cutting’ journey times by about one-half on longer flights and a little less on the shorter sections. , Performance, however, must be taken for. granted.on a plea- sure trip of Hitle more than an hour's duration. The take-off was silky and smooth and the ‘plane cruised at 180 knots. “Anything less and we would out of the sky,’'° was the genial comment from the flight deck PERFECT VISIBILITY We flew leisurely at~ about 2,009 feet altitude to the Straits of Juan de Fuca, circled Vie~ toria a couple of times and head- ed for the mainland, Visibility was perfect below. | The cloud cover was almost complute, and we were assured of a wind ve- locity above of extraordinary strength, We did not test it. The appearance of a steward and two charming air hostesses with canapes, and the tinkling of glasses brought a pleasurable anticipation to the guests, many with memories of the complete- ness of CP Air hospitality. What had actually happened was a public relations nightmare, as we soon were made aware. The champagne that was to be served had been deposited in the wine cooler at the Empress Hotel overnight. That morning when it was to be retrieved, the cus- todian of the wine cellar key could not be located. There was no duplicate key, so there was no. champagne, regrettably, and the company was offered the consoling choice of apple nec- tar or orange juice. ON TO EMPRESS The smoothness of the flight, the entrancing views of the coun- try below, and the pleasant and informative commentary from (TO BE CONTINUED) CP. "Air. = Ceontifued on pags 3) ~ ‘Francisco. service. cP ‘Air's Ss Boeing 737 Jet, now: in service on BY ED KETCHAM Well, “St. Margaret’s ‘Church has the tapering spire all right and it's pointing right. up to God's Heaven, In fact Galiano is rightfully proud of St. Mar- garet’s of Scotland | Anglican Church and the Sky Pilot whose | work it is to.short-circuit Gali- anu's thoughts right on to that ‘tapering spire atop the belfry. Maybe that’s why Gallanians are such clean thinkers. What's in.a name?. Newcom- ers und visitors to: the. Island raise their eyebrows question- .. ably when they see. the name.> It is a rather. unusual name but it has a very interesting back- ground, The original St. Mar- garet cf Scotland chapel nestles _. within the confines’of Edinburgh Castle.: The name of Galiano’s Church was. suggested by the Rev. A.P, Horsfield who was vicar of the parish when the project of a new church was be- ing kicked around;-it found fa- vour with the congregation of the time and was approved by the Archbishop. And so the name of the good Queen of Scot- land is perpetuated in a lovely little chapel nestled not in cold stone but in the everlasting green of British Columbia's stately firs. But, you ask, “Who was St. Margaret?” How well do you know your Shakespeare - or Scot- fish history? Remember King Dunean, who was murdered by MacBeth? Duncan’s son came to the throne later as Malcolm Ill and Margaret was his Queen. She loved everybody including the common people and they loved her. But Margaret wasn’t as sure that her people loved God “The Church; hevid have « a. tapering spi To point iG realms where sin’ s forgiven, oe And lead men’ s thoughts: ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH as much as they should so she had this little chapel built into a niche of the great Castle and, sure enough, there itstands right in the midst of everything and tts name, St. Margaret of Scot+ land is spelled out for all to sec, It is very small, seats only 20 whereas Galiano’s chapel seats 50 (if they’re not too fat), Bal in loveliness the namesake is quite worthy of its prototype, The story of the Anglican Church on Galiano Island which culminated in the efection of “St, Margaret's’' has been very ably told in the Historical As- sociation publication, ‘A Gulf Islands Patchwork’ in an article written by Mrs. Anne Hume but Some of the highitnts wit bear ‘repeating here. Prior to the occupancy ot the: new Church, services were held in the old Mission Rodmis at the ~ head of Whaler Bay - from 1917. | In 1948 while the Rev. C.F, Ore: proper charch was discussed ard - a building fund opened. But it for Peter) Horsfield to get the project. under way. This was in Januaty 1991. Fred Robgoti do~ natéd an acre. of land on Burrill Road and eafly that spring clear ing of the land was Dagon asd pouring of cement for tre foun dation likewise statted. Mach (continued on page 8) Ed Ketenam Photo a am was vicar the building of & © remained for the Rev. AP.