Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. Henry David Thoreau Back in the eighties when Tommy worked on the docks and Gina was working the diner all day , Joe the anonymous aquarium enthusiast was importing Indonesian lionfish. In a copycat reenactment of innocentContinue reading “Roar”
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Woman Behind The Wheel
Maybe truth and compassion could become a new trend with a woman behind he wheel. Kelly Mcguire On christening day I was caught with deer in the headlights surprise when asked how this dream came to be. From my mouth came the words ” well, nobody said no” , I was of course thinking ofContinue reading “Woman Behind The Wheel”
Skinny Legs
Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly. Pio of Pietrelcina This in the dinghy dock in Coral Bay which is a few proverbial steps from the iconic Skinny Legs Bar and Grill. Google skinny legs and this establishment will be at the topContinue reading “Skinny Legs”
Nighttime at the Marina
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. Vincent Van Gogh SeaSea sits on the deck of SeaSea overlooking the CYOA dock with Frenchtown and St Thomas in the background. It is super nice to arrive a day before setting sail, visit a local grocery to provision,Continue reading “Nighttime at the Marina”
Reflections
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Thomas Paine SeaSea motored into St. Thomas for the first time just a bit over 1 year ago , propelled by a pair of 50 horsepower Volvo Penta diesels quietly humming away . Her sails had yet to be rigged,Continue reading “Reflections”
Sugar
To understand the hidden secret of the modern industrial world in which I find myself, I have to return to another world. That world is at once wartime Nice and the plantation – the sugar isles on which Europe’s prosperity was built. J. M. G. Le Clezio When sailing the pristine waters of the Caribbean,Continue reading “Sugar”
Seaweed
I’ve always thought it’d be nice to be seaweed, kind of just floating about. Devendra Banhart Christopher Columbus, on his way to the Caribbean, sailed through the Sargasso Sea, which is named for the sargassum seaweed that collects in the North Atlantic as the result of circular sea currents. The name is from the PortugueseContinue reading “Seaweed”
Raindrops
Into each life some rain must fall. Henery Wadsworth Longfellow This is Rendezvous Bay on the South side of St John. The North Side get all the attention because of the white sand beaches but as you can see the this is a spectacular harbor. Yes the beach is mostly cobble stones but there areContinue reading “Raindrops”
Upside Down
“The world is wrong side up. It needs to be turned upside down in order to be right side up.” Billy Sunday 12/14/2020. We are past hurricane season and SeaSea is back afloat after spending a couple month on the hard in Puerto Rico. But it’s still 2020 and that quote of Billy Sunday prettyContinue reading “Upside Down”
Colors
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. Rabindranath Tagore I my youth summer evening were often spent catching crabs on the South River at the point between Church and Crab creek. Brother Bob and I would meet our friend MikeContinue reading “Colors”
Sailing Sea Sea 