March 14, 2008

• a reflection on cruising

  after ann, jenny & i returned from our cruise in october, we all decided that the next time we go to the bahamas, we're just flying there.  none of this weird, quirky cruise-ship business.  the best thing about our cruise, we decided, was the times we were on land, oh- and, of coarse, the constant food.

  after 5 harsh months of winter here in chicago, i have inevitably gotten the itch again for warm weather and nights spent under the open sky.  and that made me think of our nautical journey from orlando to nassau. 

  what i miss now is not the buffet, but the nights we spent outside on top of the ship feeling the ocean breeze on our faces.  we could see the moon in the sky, and its light reflected off the waters.  it was all so still and all so beautiful. 

  and there we were, three tiny human beings on a this seemingly huge boat which, compared to the expansive universe all around us, was also just this tiny thing floating on open water. 

  ... there's just something really special about being on a boat at night surrounded by water and God's big sky ...
  
   

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