There’s nothing like a turtle story. Indigenous legends are prolific and there are a variety of cultural myths about the universe’s creation being initiated on a turtle’s shell. The allegorical tales are endless and have turtles depicted as cosmic, heavenly, and celestial creatures. If you’ve had the pleasure of swimming with sea turtles, it’s easy to understand why. It just… Read more →
I was once asked by a family member who had no idea what cruising life was like, “What do you do all day long…?” I think she was imagining that we sit around drinking margaritas while swinging in a hammock or something, the way it was asked. In many ways it’s a charmed life with occasional adult beverages and hammock swinging; in… Read more →
Recently, my seemingly fruitless pursuit to learn how to speak French, my struggling inner-student who wants to learn and remember history, and my desire to have a mariner’s geographical photographic memory, feel mildly quelled and a bit inspired by a small purchase. We’re back in the Caribbean and on a French-speaking Island as I write, where I bought a bilingual… Read more →