I came across these photos today while perusing my albums. It was a July morning in 2017, and we were anchored off Sampson's Island in Cotuit Bay on Cape Cod. I was having coffee in the cockpit and off my starboard beam was this incredible sunrise, while off the port beam, the full moon was just setting.
It occurred to me that while living aboard, I had become accustomed to getting up at dawn, and going to bed at dusk. I still do, even when I am not on the boat. Here in Hawaii, I will usually toast the dawn with a cup of coffee while sitting outside on the deck of our little house, and go to bed before 8 pm. Of course, this might be a part of getting older, but I think it is also a lifestyle I came to appreciate. Any other sailors out there notice this tendency to live according to Nature's rhythm?
It occurred to me that while living aboard, I had become accustomed to getting up at dawn, and going to bed at dusk. I still do, even when I am not on the boat. Here in Hawaii, I will usually toast the dawn with a cup of coffee while sitting outside on the deck of our little house, and go to bed before 8 pm. Of course, this might be a part of getting older, but I think it is also a lifestyle I came to appreciate. Any other sailors out there notice this tendency to live according to Nature's rhythm?
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