"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become." - Buddha
I better write this before I forget: (written sometime in late May, 2007)



I'm in Airlie Beach, in northeast Oz. Gateway to the Whitsunday Islands, located at the southern most point of the Great Barrier Reef - 74 breathtakingly beautiful and largely undeveloped islands. Here, the artistic touch of creation at its best is on display. Beneath the water's translucent jade surface, the reef is furious with marine life. Rich sunsets ignite the skies and burn long into dusk. Endless horizons, utter tranquility, uniterrupted beauty....
My experience here has been partly experiencing this paradise on Earth. But it has also, and in large part, been a training ground - forging and conditioning wits and emotions, determination, and, ultimately, self-worth.
Big word, I know.
I spent a month (most of April and part of May) on the Coral Trekker, a tall ship (imagine a smaller pirate ship) complete with eight sails and a capacity of eighteen passengers and crew. Bob was the skipper: a man so weathered by the sea, so salt-crusted, and so very sharp- tongued, yet of so very, very few words. It was only after more than a few canned whiskey n' cokes did he ever so slightly quiver a lip.
I just uploaded photos from my old computer onto my brand new MacBook Pro (which I love dearly). I'd like to share a photo every now and then that go back a few years. These two I took in Budapest, during the summer of 05. A friend and I were working on an archeological dig site in the backwoods of Slovakia, uncovering the ruins of an ancient kitchen. Fascinating. After 5 days of digging holes we decided to return to reality. Our destination: Hungary. Mission: Avoid hole-digging, at any cost.
October 11, 2007 at 03:57 AM in Photo Commentary | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)