Another night, suspended in time

I just spent three hours under the starry sky, moments suspended in time filled with memories from the past and plans for the future. The purity, clarity and depth to be found at sea is amazing. I even seem to be awake in my sleep, connecting, understanding, searching, growing and longing for wisdom. In silence, I await my own thoughts to come to me, I introduce myself to myself and
we talk. There is no interference, no pollution, no distraction, just me in the universe. It is fascinating to get to know oneself.

A dear friend of mine asked me today to think of her when I see something beautiful. I was moved to read her wish and made me think of the onshore perspective. I’ve been already doing what she asked for. I do think of all of those I’ve known, loved and continue to love. I even think of people I thought I’d forgotten, but no, nothing seems to be lost. I see many beautiful things
like tonight’s sunset: a blue sky with white clouds growing yellow then orange and pink and purple on the sides with their form changing every second, shaped by the wind. I see white birds circling above the water and rainbows in the distance. I see clouds reflected on the surface. I see light shining through the waves and dolphins playing. There is more beauty here to embrace than can be
expressed. I’d like to find ways to share these moments with those I love… but many times, I don’t have a way to say it, but many of you, now reading these lines, are present with me on my journey… a rock in my pocket, a…

We are now 14 degrees South and 56 degrees East on the southern hemisphere sailing towards Mauritius on the west coast of Madagascar. It is fascinating how we’ve crossed oceans since we left Canada going down and up and left and right on the globe: what a different perspective this is on our planet, all of the sudden it seems to be at a human scale. I am learning new things every day,
challenging myself: I am learning carpentry and try to fix things that broke, learn to recognize new stars and cloud formations, run longer and longer in the bow while hanging on to a rope to be safe while I get soaked by oncoming waves (this was not the best idea because I got my ipod wet up there and it doesn’t work anymore) and I am challenging myself to retain myself from writing all the
time and try to think instead. Maybe some of these new practices will be fruitful, I certainly try to make the best of my time onboard. We’ll stay a couple of days in Mauritius, I’ll try to write next from there.