What it all comes down to is focusing on what excites you. Why do you want to wake up every day? What do you want to experience? In my mind I find these unanswered questions wondering what lies on the horizon. Slowly, I cross questions off my list, feeling fulfilled by seeing another coastline and journeying to a new place. A light shines in corners of the world that previously felt dark. I see the possibilities and thrive on the thrill of discovery.
Between me and the mountains, under the calm, blue surface, there was an ocean of mystery. A few times per hour, the surface would break with the flash of a humpback whale’s tale, or a quick glimpse of their humpback. Once, a baby whale and its mother made an appearance close the coastline. Each time they revealed themselves, the atmosphere on the boat would shift and everyone grabbed their camera or binoculars and found their place alongside the railing, filling all the gaps to catch a view of these creatures. When we found a safe place to anchor and enter the ocean, I kept an eye out for wandering whales, but only heard their music ringing through the water.
