Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone ‘Neath the halo of a […]
We’d been out of sight of land for over 72 hours. Virtually no shipping. A ferry lit up like a Christmas tree and a few fishing vessels. Northern Spain was spotted just as dawn broke. We headed towards what looked like an impenetrable mountain range, trusting in the pilot book. The narrow entrance revealed itself […]
Sometimes I stand and look at the stars: I’m in the past. It’s night, and I’m on watch. The autopilot is steering the boat. I’m in the middle of the Bay of Biscay. I look around for lights …. a fisherman, a bright ferry, a vessel restricted in it’s ability to manoeuvre; There are none. […]
