Friday
1649 – “powerful cleansing, ultra concentrated.” A thoroughly refreshing rinse in the big pond after a most productive trash cleanse netting one more bag for the good guys. FOUND: Our fishing rod holder… (another casualty of boat cleansing day!) With the teak rail beading water and the bilge water level no longer rising I am filled with joy relishing in the silence of life aboard the Audax whilst reflecting upon how lucky the three
of us truly our. A reading from my Daily Reflections Book:
“Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.” Ephesian” 3:18-19
Late day Thursday update:
2044 The leaks fixed!! One tube of “Seal it”, 3 rolls of paper towels and a sliced finger to boot…. “hold baby, please hold, we love our Audax and don’t want her to sink!!” Goat meat….chewy but surprisingly tasty and now available at your nearest island shopping center.
Jordi/John underwater extravaganza, yes that is a shark. The patch job!
February 2nd, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I am soooooo envious of your journey, Johnnie Boy…but wicked psyched that you guys are having the times of your lives! Love the website
February 3rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Hello aquatic integument traversers,
Glad to see that the cleansing taking place is not only of the spiritual variety - you might run the risk of becoming strange, bearded, neo-hippie pirates, otherwise. But enough from me because I came across an interesting compilation of poetic verse that I thought would be nice to share. It was taken from an anthology that I have been lucky enough to come into contact with, and that was also printed over 100 years ago, making it the oldest book I own. While you may not agree with all the lines, and poets, I still feel that it encompasses a tremendous span of time and wisdom- supplementary to the fine words of Ephesian. Here it is:
Life
Why all this toil for the triumphs of an hour?
{Young
Life’s a short summer, - man a flower,
{Dr. Johnson
By turns we catch the vital breath and die.
{Pope
The cradle and the tomb, alas! too nigh.
{Prior
To be is far better than not to be, {Sewell
Though all man’s life may seem a tragedy,
{Spencer
But light cares speak when mighty griefs are dumb: {Daniel
The bottom is but shallow whence they come.
{Sir Walter Raleigh
Your fate is but the common fate of all:
{Longfellow
Unmingled joys here to no man befall
{Southwell
Nature to each allots his proper sphere,
{Congreve
Fortune makes folly her peculiar care.
{Churchill
Custom does not often reason overrule,
{Armstrong
A cruel sunshine on a fool. {Rochester
Live well, how long or short - permit to heaven;
{Milton
Those who forgive the most shall be most forgiven. {Baily
Sin may be clasped so close you cannot see its face; {French
Vile intercourse where virtue has no place.
{Somerville
Then keep each passion down, however dear.
{Thomson
Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and a tear.
{Byron
Her sensual snares let faithless pleasures lay,
{Smollet
With craft and skill - to ruin and betray.
{Crabbe
Soar not to high to fall, but stoop to rise,
{Massinger
We master grow of all that we despise.
{Cowley
Oh, then remove that impious self esteem,
{Beattie
Riches have wings, and grandeur is a dream.
{Cowper
Think not ambition wise because tis’ brave;
{Davenant
The paths of glory lead but to the grave,
{Gray
What is ambition? ’tis a glorious cheat,
{Willis
Only destruction on the brave and great.
{Addison
What’s all the gaudy glitter of a crown?
{Dryden
The way to bliss lies not on beds of down.
{J. Quarles
How long we live not years but actions tell,
{Watkins
The man lives twice who lives the first life well.
{Merrick
Make, then, while yet ye may, your God your friend, {Mason
Whom Christians worship, yet none comprehend. {Hill
The trust that’s given guard, and to yourself be just, {Dana
For, live we how we can, to die we must.
{Shakespeare
February 3rd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Hey
Are you sure your bilge pump is really patched - that pumps the water out of the bottom of the boat - correct??
Actually, that is a beautiful photo of the shark - I think I read that they have really great hearing in addition to their ability to sense blood - be careful..
We are at the coast for lasagne and the super bowl on the big screne/with HD which is finally hooked up correctly!
GO PATS!!
L MOM/Jillian0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
February 4th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Hi Adventurers of Team Audax,
How about those Giants! Sorry Pats fans. Finally got a chance to check out your site and I’m thrilled by all your adventures. The islands
look so serene and beautiful, mostly unspoiled by humans. It is truly a chance to think about what is important in life. We are doing well, thanks for the Christmas card by the way. Gordon is settled in Cleveland with I-Met and working hare. Kaan has been showing him the ropes in all aspects of city life. He has joined a kayaking club and met some nice people. We have a neighjbor on Westport Island checking the house once a week and Bob Stanley called today to trim the new growth in the apple orchard to keep things up. First week of March we go to Montana to ski and see Greg and Devin.
They have been looking at property but haven’t found the place yet. Had Chili with your folks and met your friends from Cumberland. Stay well, soak it all in , and enjoy the world. Love, Deb