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insanity & solo voyaging
more because of gales and other bad weather than anything else i've
just completed a four week new zealand to norfolk island solo voyage and was wondering if other folk who have spent a similar period of time alone at sea find the ropes talking to them after a couple of weeks. it got to the point that i actually dreaded the sun rising, because everything that was talking to me during the night, stopped with the coming of daylight. perhaps its a survival mechanism? the two week trip from there to australia was much more enjoyable, primarily because there were only two days of 35knot+ gales as opposed to two weeks of it. cheers bruce |
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Bruce, I know exactly to which you are referring. The ghosts of the night.
After leaving the Galapagos and getting into the trades, night after night I could hear voices calling from the sea. Some so profound that I ventured topside and used a search light in order to determine location. After a few days of that, I decided to propose a toast to those lost at sea. Actually, the toasting lasted day after day on my way to the Marquesas, if I recall correctly. One could also say, that perhaps it is a call from Neptune. |
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lack of sleep does that to you, as it does to everyone.
more because of gales and other bad weather than anything else i've just completed a four week new zealand to norfolk island solo voyage and was wondering if other folk who have spent a similar period of time alone at sea find the ropes talking to them after a couple of weeks. it got to the point that i actually dreaded the sun rising, because everything that was talking to me during the night, stopped with the coming of daylight. perhaps its a survival mechanism? the two week trip from there to australia was much more enjoyable, primarily because there were only two days of 35knot+ gales as opposed to two weeks of it. cheers bruce |
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I just knew you had the answer to voices from the sea.
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I just knew you had the answer to voices from the sea.
actually, the answer is not from the sea at all. It is widely understood by most anyone with even a remote understanding of psychology. 2nd shift workers in the car wash are a different case. |
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Only you would know about 2nd shift workers in the car wash.
Additionally, you've let it be known your lack knowledge of the sea. By responding, in a very elementary way, that you are a "professional killer" with blue water experience. Personally, in my mind, your blue water experience consists of watching your toilet flush. |
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"professional killer"
It was how I made my living once upon a time. I was helping out my uncle, even before he asked. |
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Personally, in my mind,
your blue water experience consists of watching your toilet flush. shows what your mind is worth. New York city toilets hooked to the city water system pump no "blue water" at all. |
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 01:57:10 GMT, "Garuda" wrote:
I just knew you had the answer to voices from the sea. That doesn't account for the voices from his hat. |
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On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:51:13 -0400, rhys wrote:
That doesn't account for the voices from his hat. ========================= Or from further aft... |
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