In our excitement in
reaching the destination and the moroseness of the completion of the voyage also onset of some more challenging days prevented us
from updating the blog for past few days here is a quick recap
We had some neighbours going
past us for a while like a flock of albatross which are quite a
sight for any observant birdwatcher, they sit on surface of sea when the swell is quite
high like ducks (probably even take a nap) while taking rest and when they take
a flight they hardly ever flap their wings even while flying against the
strongest of winds as if giving a message when facing difficulties in life,sit
over it and think and when you face it do it without fluttering.
The next set of neighbours
were a school of dolphins. usually, the dolphins which are our frequent visitors
out number and overtake us every time they visit. This time around they outnumbered us
by thousands visible over a range of 2 miles they were in no hurry and overtook
us sploshing singing and flipping on the sea busy in their gymnastics they came
quite close to Mhadei as if welcoming her into African waters.
We also witnessed a full moon night at sea which got us all philosopical Dreamy and poetic.
We also witnessed a full moon night at sea which got us all philosopical Dreamy and poetic.
One of the mornings these days got the sleepy heads who
were off watch to wake up early and all gizmo gadget freaks working their magic
on the laptops camera mic and speakers as we got into a video chat with our
great godfather Vice Admiral Manohar Awati(Retd) happy to see us as we were
happy to see him as we exchaged plesantaries and shared news of happenings of the world on either side.
In our last post readers
could witness some fine poetry by our amateur poet shou which got us into
discussing what fine arts we wanted to pursue when we were young
VJ philosophically says she
always thought she would become a poet people who know her can agree to it as
her mother has written some lovely poems for Mhadei which we will publish one
of these days
Jammy thought she was quite
a singer of her era when she was a kid her selection and choice of music
indicate the making of a singer
Aish however thinks she
could have made a good standup comedian as she bores everyone on the boat with
her ant and elephant jokes and also reads out loud some jokes mailed by her
father (if only she could control her own laughter while narrating these jokes)
Shou is being asked to seriously consider her skills she even gave quite a demonstration of her Directorial skills when she directed
VJ and Aish to take up a reef of mainsail with qute finesse.
Swatcat is thinking of
becoming an interior decorator a good example of it can be her own house which
she has done up with expertise
Our Dancing queen puko
probably thinks of dancing even while sleeping given the fact that she is quite
a show stopper on the dance floor she even stops people from dancing to show
her puko moves Yeah! Shes in the making of a choreographer
Whether it is art or science
what we wanted to become as compared to what we have become is a different ball
game altogether we became ocean sailors in pursuit of action and adventure and
that can be agreed upon by whoever believes in destiny.. We all do. And it has
led us here where we belong and the best thing about it is it doesn’t stop us
from pursuing our skills as a poet singer or writer neither will it stop us
from going across boundaries getting us more seasoned by each passing day.
Every
day is a new lesson and every voyage is a new chapter of experience
Signing off while gearing up
for new lessons and sailing away across the next boundary.
