Dream Log: Owls and Boats

As I lay half asleep in the morning twilight I heard an owl. It called to me "Matth-Hew". And I fell again to dreaming that I was captain of a small vessel upon the sea looking for French ships to capture in the name of the king. Despite the size of my ship the French were very determined to stop me, sending a much larger vessel after me specifically. Very Hornblower sort of a dream.