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Subject: [world-cruising] High lattitude paradise
From: Alex & Kim Christie (achristie@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 18:27:04 EST
I read with great interest Annie Hill's descriptions of sailing to the
Falkland Islands in her book "Brazil and Beyond". The people there sounded
interesting, friendly and hospitable. I've also read Len Sherman's book
about sailing a small steel sailboat through Canada's Northwest Passage,
called "Arctic Odyssey". There is something about high (or low) lattitude
cruises which in my mind captures the essence of adventure. Sure, it isn't
palm trees and warm breezes, but if you don't mind the cold and a few bits
of ice, there are certain aspects about it, in this increasingly crowded and
developed world, which I'd call paradise: the lack of people (except those
hardy enough to live there or cruise there), and the relatively pristine
surroundings. The cold and dodgy weather will always keep it pretty empty
in the near future, barring global warming...
I definitely think paradise is what you make of it.
Alex Christie
Origamiboats -- the affordable steel yacht 27-40 feet
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/origamiboats
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick H Kennerly <rick@XXX.XXX>
To: <world-cruising@XXX.XXX>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:36 PM
Subject: RE: [world-cruising] Did I Miss the Cruising Heyday?
> I'd refer you to Alec Waugh, brother of the better known Evelyn Waugh, and
> author of The Colored Countries. After WW I he traveled the SoPac and
much
> of Asia aboard tramp steamers and constantly carped about how paradise had
> been spoiled, if not lost.
>
> He described how beautiful Polynesian girls sang mournful songs about how
> they wanted to be like the glamorous French women they saw at the cinema;
> how nearly naked island teens would hop into parked convertibles and
> pretended to be living the good life of booze, long cigarette holders, and
> jazz music; and he moaned about the loss of nature as steam replaced sail
in
> the interisland business.
>
> So buck up. Paradise, according to Waugh, was lost long before we graced
> the earth. Or, in other words, it's up to you to find or make your own
> paradise. There are plenty of wild, lonely places left. Just be prepared
> for the genuine hardship and abject poverty that goes along with them.
>
> Frankly, I've always resisted the idea of island life frozen like a bug in
> amber for the reenactment of my personal white male cruising fantasy, and
of
> islanders as caged attractions trapped in some sort of moted zoo for us
> well-to-do western tourists to float past and gawk at.
>
>
> Rick NH2F
> Westsail 32 Xapic
> Cabo San Juan, Puerto Rico
>
> www.mouseherder.com/xapic
> www.westsail.org
>
> Sail like a Kiwi
> Anchor like a Canadian
> Live like a Texan
>
>
>
> .:.-----Original Message-----
> .:.From: Daniel Price <djxprice@XXX.XXX]
> .:.Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 14:17
> .:.To: world-cruising@XXX.XXX
> .:.Subject: [world-cruising] Did I Miss the Cruising Heyday?
> .:.
> .:.
> .:.I love to sail and have been planning my world cruise for a few years
> .:.now. The more I read and learn, and the more I talk to old salts, it
> .:.seems that I've missed the heyday of cruising. Are the quiet,
> .:.secluded anchorages really gone? I'm more than a bit of a hermit,
> .:.and the thought of endless crowded marinas and coves upsets me. I
> .:.love blue water passages, but would have difficulty cruising just for
> .:.that reason. What's the status of cruising life compared to 20 years
> .:.ago? Any speculation as to what it will be like 10 years from now?
> .:.
> .:.DJ
> .:.
> .:.
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