A Grain of Sand

A Grain of SandA Grain of Sand

Lester Blackiston  The Pirate of Shockoe Bottom

Pirates love the water. It’s their sustenance, it’s their highway, it’s their haven. Lester Blackiston loved the water. As a matter of fact, I didn’t really get to know Lester until I became a first mate on charter boats, first in Reedville then in Deltaville and later for two long summers in Pirate’s Cover on the outer Banks. At Pirate’s cover I worked a number of charters as first mate for Lester. This was right around the time my father got sick. More of that much later.