Night Watch
After 14 nights at sea, we slid upon the smooth surface of a leeward coastline towards our port of entry. Before us, a silvery veil held Savusavu in a shroud of mystery.
Pearls of Wisdom
There were roughly a half dozen people buzzing about the farm house on this particular Friday, a number paltry to Kamoka’s operative heyday when over twenty were employed. Regardless of numbers, the tempo was set high. We were nearing the finish line of an arduous two month grafting project.
Subsistence Spearfishing
in… out… in… out… last one in now, all the way to the top. fill every void with air, bend at the waist, grab the un-grabable with eyes closed. spit the plastic mouth piece and kick slowly, smoothly, hips like a pendulum on an imagined axis, always searching for efficiency. efficiency is what’s needed for the job ahead.
Receiving Plant Wisdom
I paused on the path, the aluminum tea kettle light in my grasp after emptying its contents on the thirsty Moringa stalk. Before me stood another plant, a native to this land that had far surpassed the need of human assistance.
A Medicinal Voyage
Just about three months ago I had an unexpected introduction to the daily use and benefits of herbal tinctures. I had joined some old friends on Maui as a deckhand aboard the s/v Wild Thing, bound for the South Pacific…
A Week on the Hard
The first thing I noticed after being hauled out by the Komatsu tractor was how solid everything felt. The fiberglass deck felt stiffer. The top-loading refrigerator door felt heavier. Even the walls of Wild Thing felt more rigid. Within a matter of minutes, our home transmuted.
Eternal Sundays (a day in the life)
…Other times, Sundays are beyond the definition of a day, leaving you with the feeling that you touched eternity within the illusive framework of time.
First Landfall
We spotted Ahe just after sunrise, squinting to see the small sliver of land through the softened lens of dawn.
