"What the ordinary landsman accepts as the common lot, the daily round of domestic ills, children, responsibilities, the ordinary seaman is apt to look upon as a disappointment of his hopes, an altogether exceptional trial, and an invasion of his liberty." Stephen Maturin, The Mauritius Command
For too long I have been away from the sea. For a while longer I will remain this way.
Yet, soon I will return to the ocean I love.
A new Romance begins, January 2011.