<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:43:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/boats/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Boats in Hooghly River]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you sit on the bank of hooghly river, you can see many boats there. Some of them carry passengers and some carry goods. I collected many pictures on 3rd April, 2026. I have never visited a sea beach,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@mgibson/boats-in-hooghly-river</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-132248/@mgibson/boats-in-hooghly-river</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-132248]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgibson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8Mhz5iCpT72vdnXbNtMwiBLDH2HJaQY9P12NVAz9qKjGdKKUcD6CvBXQUSkmJZB4dSbmGtxKyafscUkYnzzjoc8Bg4QDj4zKPjC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[April Fools challenge 2026 | Day 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning i went for a discovery tour in our area and we decided to go to a small fishers village near by called Spakenburg. Although most of the older buildings are gone it still has a nice harbour]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@stresskiller/april-fools-challenge-2026-or-day-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-142159/@stresskiller/april-fools-challenge-2026-or-day-3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-142159]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stresskiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQN4Gjm1ZcpEGDuofg7rHJ1FPHSyU7Xf9TUhapQn342ZXFE2gg9noZDxZzhFVGNQ6aNyAniqH7G8yZUuB64NTHdmE7TmnJcc8aXPTbN8tGCvauwTwSHZRT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Literature] Charles Dickens:  David Copperfield #14/457]]></title><description><![CDATA['Then there's the sea; and the boats and ships; and the fishermen; and the beach; and Am to play with -'Peggotty meant her nephew Ham, mentioned in my first chapter; but she spoke of him as a morsel of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/peggotty/@dickens1812/literature-charles-dickens-david-copperfield-14-457</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/peggotty/@dickens1812/literature-charles-dickens-david-copperfield-14-457</guid><category><![CDATA[peggotty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickens1812]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:04:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Literature] Charles Dickens:  Night Walks #13/43]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chatham Dockyard There are some small out-of-the-way landing-places on the Thames and the Medway, where I do much of my summer idling. Running water is favourable to day-dreams, and a strong tidal river]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/schooners/@narratives/literature-charles-dickens-night-walks-13-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/schooners/@narratives/literature-charles-dickens-night-walks-13-43</guid><category><![CDATA[schooners]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narratives]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:34:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killingsholmen photodump (many photos!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killingsholmen in Billdal, Gothenburg. Lovely harbour, with rock formations and the sea. Did I mention West Coast of Sweden is full of granite rock formation? I wish I had an opportunity to travel on a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@minnamoira/killingsholmen-photodump-many-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@minnamoira/killingsholmen-photodump-many-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[minnamoira]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:54:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ChYr1cJZCH5JkqXe3jAZmGD5qXdkKdEa1SfSWJrjeSYN48GRaKNFPZ1K7FCWkQ4WqTrskcw5576gmMzhajA61mrWH86aS2UzaAwQ38zGZJAiUCeJc2HrcTYyFm3ufVsdHXsNthiVhmssvex3f2ncwR3Yx8petaDXXjGP5PAaTZ46RLuSv2tcbBT3mq7ytK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omaha International Boat, Sports & Travel Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends and Hivians. I know it's been awhile since I have last made a post. Not something I wanted to do and I hope to get my writing mojo back on a more consistent basis. Anyways lets move on to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178265/@coolmidwestguy/omaha-international-boat-sports-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178265/@coolmidwestguy/omaha-international-boat-sports-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178265]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coolmidwestguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqGydNZi77mZudXGh6Krd62DXcjNbwzpoWGUZyvFqvcDtTXZK2P7cAPeFJy4nh3HwDe8m5dHHceaE4QVgZGS3x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Ottenstein water Reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[The water reservoir of Lake ottenstein in Lower Austria is a nice spot for swimming and driving around with paddle boats. Since it is a quite big Lake in Lower Austria I decided to visit it and look for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/naturephotography/@florian-glechner/lake-ottenstein-water-reservoir</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/naturephotography/@florian-glechner/lake-ottenstein-water-reservoir</guid><category><![CDATA[naturephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[florian-glechner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJubJxmAe9bp4w6o5cbUoAddaLumJsLsS6hsgV4V81W1DZpbZzNoMMAD2C33WoYHcrx23kQxaZFSVpEwJEscGe22bfQsk1jCxKLcZKtuJGqkfpSV8upjb2Bdhwk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hillbilly hot tub:  Looks like a terrible idea ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a redneck. I am proud of this. "Redneck" is something that is normally looked up as a bad thing and for a lot of our members it is a bad thing. 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I was still trying, when I came against it with a violent shock, and was flung out of my cot against the ship’s side. Shrieks and a terrific outcry struck]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sail/@betwinner/literature-charles-dickens-the-wreck-of-the-golden-mary-7-47</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sail/@betwinner/literature-charles-dickens-the-wreck-of-the-golden-mary-7-47</guid><category><![CDATA[sail]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[betwinner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:13:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual spectacle; the seascape (Eng/Esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[English version Yesterday morning, as I was on my way to take little Alma to her grandparents' house, I couldn't help but stop for a while to admire the seascape before my eyes. Some of the images even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187189/@saavedraa/visual-spectacle-the-seascape-eng</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187189/@saavedraa/visual-spectacle-the-seascape-eng</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-187189]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[saavedraa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 23:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfi2oV48p1uh4GHtsqZJgyNEGAv2nEUke7JZambpcAFryh6MwnYRoaVoA1kbM1nTmzXXfXA8cyiR7pqntZDuxUzeBjhBDq82x6Xsq6wJv4W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A walk through the port and marinas of Biograd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! The photos are another throwback to one of my trips. This time, to Biograd in Croatia. The city is located on the Adriatic Sea, partially separated from it by various islands. 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Because this historic part]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@rsphotos/a-photographic-walk-along-the-zadar-seafront</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@rsphotos/a-photographic-walk-along-the-zadar-seafront</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rsphotos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennC73cP3LLd7i5dmNn1gsn6xadmE38y4FnG3sEeqUEPA3ErUiKRsviUpSPp5AX3mnMttYgT7hxf46Fio15Mb79gFpQXKauRFBrVUXc2CidneVQfSnJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Along the Docks.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Part 2 of my Mini-Series: Durban Harbour: Life Before the Giants Arrive. 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The top of the mast is 27 meters above the water. History My builder and first owner, Michel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sailing/@seaexplorer/a-frame-mast-in-naval-architecture-design-and-history</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sailing/@seaexplorer/a-frame-mast-in-naval-architecture-design-and-history</guid><category><![CDATA[sailing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seaexplorer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQMyXiBraa7oqMEVTxKPK8C9eXTbH716FWxg4147jN2BLGS2s247oYA2zeKANkKG9yATvGpJ7HDdsYVupC2LHhLoUniBKrP3tq9jb3BLeEfUGivbRrdR4BQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pittenweem Harbour Fishing Boats reflections hunters 240]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Hello Hivians It's Thursday and it has been a day of reflections for me, which is very appropriate as today I am posting some fun pictures that are all about ... yes you guessed it ... Reflections.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@tengolotodo/pittenweem-harbour-fishing-boats-reflections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@tengolotodo/pittenweem-harbour-fishing-boats-reflections</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tengolotodo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBxXyvHLPRmPQPCVUDfx75CpotD2kHQ3CUkMDYUCLKWmCQckTLCU2DG8zYAkuewRThJRRJ6hGDx5AFXDPKJFMHLvcwyfCURc5xrJ9g6ztd1uQymEWkGCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[sunrise in the harbor and garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[during the summer months the sun rises so early that we are asleep when it happens. i'm sure we miss out on some great scenes but what to do, we need to sleep. now that it's September the sun is kind enough]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@eolianpariah2/sunrise-in-the-harbor-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@eolianpariah2/sunrise-in-the-harbor-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eolianpariah2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnDfHTEbBaFjkSaHaRk3AZ4qUPYRg5neRZZidf4yCTHFRSpnbxwQvstDdgNoCxPue4PBJm9bHMDVb8kmsz9GSdTta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sail out Amsterdam.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last day of Sail 2025, the tallships are leaving the city. 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