sea palindrome
with my usual sea-kayak partners otherwise occupied yesterday, i headed out on my first solo expedition. on an empty lake with no wind, i made my way over seattle’s industrial waterfront.
it goes without saying that i am no fan of commercial fishery, but there’s something that i find so compelling about seemingly smallish boats that can head out into the ocean and make it back with tales to tell. surfing is teaching me that the ocean has the potential to be a cruel mistress, and i have nothing but respect for its power.
but i wasn’t out on the ocean yesterday, i was on a lake. i assumed that spending a few hours paddling alone would feel the same as spending a few hours running alone but it turned out to be different. maybe not good different. maybe a little boring. that could be the difference between sport and recreation for me: sport is good to do alone, recreation requires others.
apropos of nothing i typed about, here’s the underside of the aurora bridge:
people jump off of this, i wish they wouldn’t.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:58 am
I used to crew a lot on Lake Union when I lived there, and I also always though that there was something so humbling and heroic about these little fishing boats, banged up and barnacled, braving the ceaseless ocean to bring us some sushi. They looks so tiny compared to the vastness of the sea. That much water is frightening up close.
January 8th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Me thinks that with the pic of the bridge you maybe just got put on some terrorist watch list… assuming you’re not already on it.
January 8th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
oh, i’m already on it sister.