{Spoiler alert: There’s a movie at the end.}

The first step of an adventure…

combines peril with pause
and a push…

Your heart pounds a bit
like the waves rolling in

You must remember to breathe.

Lean in, use your legs
and don’t mind the spectators
sitting like the rocks that they are
wishing they had your verve and your nerve.

Pray for strength and strong rope.

Hope your ballast means balance

Wish on the whirlpools
and wait for the waves…

Push! Kick! Jump!
Off you go!

Clouds part.
Sun comes out.

You’re now on your way.

Pick up some buddies,
Take turns being guide.

Set your course
See the sights

Salute the seaweed and mermaids below.

    

 

Engage your reflection
in fun conversation

Who knows what she sees from her side.

Enjoy being afloat.
Race the clouds.
Race the whales.
Raise your sails, in spirit at least.

Ahoy there!
There’s land.
An uncharted island.

Let’s go explore.
Stow your boat.

Say farewell to the shells
who began to get seasick
and are glad to land back on the sand.

So long for now.

It’s time for adventure on land
(after Old Driftwood tells me a story).

I’ll send a postcard!

P.S. Here’s a glimpse of our ocean adventure in motion.