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October 29, 1998
San Francisco to Hawaii, Second Attempt. Update #38
38. Date: Thu, 29 Oct 98 03:47:48 GMT
Latitude: 26 degrees 10.589 minutes North
Longitude: 137 degrees 33.505 minutes West
Wind NE, Force 3-4
Great progress again today, northeast winds, force 3-4 with intermittent squalls. On land, we run from the rain. Out hear we scramble out on deck and stretch our hands to the clouds in messianic devotion, savoring each drop that hits the skin. The same intense gratitude and pleasure exists for us in each mouthful of H20 we drink, each crunchy bite of cabbage leaf (now only a memory) and each moment of still, sunlit peace. If only I could pass on a fraction of that feeling to you for when you take that next shower, cold drink, delicious meal -if only we could retain it ourselves for more than a few days back on land, then our lives would become an endless series of pleasures. It is a great tragedy for man that his passions are not absolute but relative to his circumstances -I guess that's one value of venturing off into the wilderness once in a while, where the essentials are obviously so precious. -Steve
Lewis & Smith,
The Moksha crew
Posted on October 29, 1998 6:32 PM