Happy Winter Solstice!
I passed my one year anniversary on
Molokai in November. I am settled, have a routine: keep on
exercising, do about five hours of volunteer work each week. In other
words an orderly and pleasant life style. But the big bonus is I've
found the creative time I have to myself is being productive. I've
been writing, painting and coming up with new ideas for projects I
can't imagine living long enough to complete.
A highlight of my time here was my
visit to the canoe that sailed around the world. The Hoku'lea visited
Kaunakakai wharf on a tour of the Hawaiian Islands last month. On November 28, I
got to go on board and marvel at the living heritage and courage
involved. A grand plan successfully completed. And it is a beautiful
ship from the zig-zag stitching on the sail to the hand carved koa
wood 'doughnuts' securing the multiple ropes, and the magnificent
rudder that I could barely heft out of the water to move in the air.
For all those days and nights, all those miles someone was holding
course with that rudder.
My
bare feet touch deck
Hoku'lea courageous
Circle completed
Check out their website at: hokulea.com hokulea.com
