I had the pleasure earlier this summer to go offshore sailing with two friends. We sailed from Miami to North Carolina and I got to experience the Atlantic Ocean at its finest: just our little boat and blue water as far as the eye could see. There's something so amazingly peaceful about being out on the water in this sense - the water goes on and on but your home for the moment is softly rocking beneath you and everything feels right. This could be proof that I've totally and completely lost my marbles but being back out here on the water I get to share this feeling with a whole SHIP of other people. Truly it's something I would absolutely recommend to anyone and everyone because the moments you get are unforgettable.
We have an evening meeting with our crew each night to check in and followed by this meeting we usually have our knot class (today we learned the bowline y'all - I'm gonna be a salty sailor sooner rather than later!) and tonight I made it up to the bridge before the sunset, which was a real treat. Without the light pollution or buildings or ANYTHING to get in the way of the sun creeping closer to the horizon allows for the entire sky to change from blues to brilliant pinks and oranges that fill an ENORMOUS part of the sky that remains unobstructed (except for clouds, of which today there were relatively few)! Tonight I was reminded that we are not alone on this immeasurably big ocean as a gigantic container ship passed us by, floating along the horizon. It was funny to see something else man made and feel that the container ship was the intruder on my view, because as I sit here and type this I can look out behind the ship and see the friendly (functional, but friendly to look at) lights on Wilson bobbing up and down behind our boat. When things are peaceful on the ship, the time out here is honestly pretty serene.
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AuthorBree Gibbs, here. I'm a recent Master's Grad just trying to share what it's like to be a trash scientist (for those who aren't in the know, I'm a marine biologist). Categories
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