At Sea
We are sailing north through the southeasterly trade winds toward our next port of call, the island of St. Helena. We will arrive there tomorrow morning. As we move into the tropics and ever-lower latitudes, we are beginning to see increases in the productivity of the ocean. The water is still the deep blue of the centers of the sub-tropical gyres—the bluest water on the planet—but now we are keeping a close watch over the bow for flying fish and porpoise. Soon we should begin to see the boobies of St. Helena flying out in search of the flying fish.
Our days at sea are times for quiet contemplation and informative talks, of privacy and intimate conversation, of relaxation and animation. In the trade winds and on our way to the historic islands to come we inevitably think of the very early Portuguese explorers in their small caravels who plied these same waters, pushed by these same winds and discovering these same islands. There are still some things in our lives that are sure—the trade winds, our position on the ocean surface, our course—we find these things at sea every day. And that is why we come back again and again.
We are sailing north through the southeasterly trade winds toward our next port of call, the island of St. Helena. We will arrive there tomorrow morning. As we move into the tropics and ever-lower latitudes, we are beginning to see increases in the productivity of the ocean. The water is still the deep blue of the centers of the sub-tropical gyres—the bluest water on the planet—but now we are keeping a close watch over the bow for flying fish and porpoise. Soon we should begin to see the boobies of St. Helena flying out in search of the flying fish.
Our days at sea are times for quiet contemplation and informative talks, of privacy and intimate conversation, of relaxation and animation. In the trade winds and on our way to the historic islands to come we inevitably think of the very early Portuguese explorers in their small caravels who plied these same waters, pushed by these same winds and discovering these same islands. There are still some things in our lives that are sure—the trade winds, our position on the ocean surface, our course—we find these things at sea every day. And that is why we come back again and again.
