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Wednesday
Feb102010
Where I was.
February 10, 2010
Each day is pulled along into the next by the tendons.. I shake myself awake in the morning, get up, start skating on marble, throwing oatmeal into pots and draping clothes on their fragile fibers on the clotheslines.
In other words, we are busy.
I was very touched by my mother's confidence in me in the comment section of the last post. "Did you make that boat?" she asked.
She asked. Although I have never to her knowledge constructed a boat. No time like the present! Perhaps Rae has taken up boat crafting! she thought tenderly. And why not? Maybe I will.
No, the boat was one of these:
They are traditional Goan fishing boats, made of mango wood, and built with a sewing method and wood pegs. The technique is probably over a thousand years old.
It was a treat to be out in one.
Those are some huts.
I was headed out on a dolphin trip; a beautifully touristy event that I have never taken part in before. But when I was on my writing vacation, and a man approached me in the evening on the beach, asking if I wanted to go, I thought- why not?
So I arrived and the two fishermen who took me out pushed the boat into the water. I stood around looking helpless, until it was time to jump in. I didn't want the boat to land on my foot or their feet or something.
The kids and I have learned that those wooden things are very similar to what they built the pyramids with. Although I think the Egyptian ones rolled. I'm not sure. Rolling ones would be hard in the sand, I think.
Fascinating boat detail:
The sun came up. (I had to meet them at the boat before sunrise.)
"Over there!" he cried! "Dolphins!"
They kept laughing at me because I was missing the jumping dolphins. I finally saw a couple, but I didn't get any pictures.
Just pictures like this:
And this:
You just can't stop staring, though. They're just so beautiful.
Wait, here's our guy again.
Let's see another picture of him.
When I went to take the picture of them, they got very serious. This is the Goan Fisherman Serious Picture Face. As though they hadn't been mocking me the whole time. "Eleven jumping dolphins and you only looking three times! Ha!"
Oh. This is a big fishing boat.
And these are some cool rocks.
And that's all. Dolphin trips. Not only for people who can spot dolphins!
In other words, we are busy.
I was very touched by my mother's confidence in me in the comment section of the last post. "Did you make that boat?" she asked.
She asked. Although I have never to her knowledge constructed a boat. No time like the present! Perhaps Rae has taken up boat crafting! she thought tenderly. And why not? Maybe I will.
No, the boat was one of these:
They are traditional Goan fishing boats, made of mango wood, and built with a sewing method and wood pegs. The technique is probably over a thousand years old.
It was a treat to be out in one.
Those are some huts.
I was headed out on a dolphin trip; a beautifully touristy event that I have never taken part in before. But when I was on my writing vacation, and a man approached me in the evening on the beach, asking if I wanted to go, I thought- why not?
So I arrived and the two fishermen who took me out pushed the boat into the water. I stood around looking helpless, until it was time to jump in. I didn't want the boat to land on my foot or their feet or something.
The kids and I have learned that those wooden things are very similar to what they built the pyramids with. Although I think the Egyptian ones rolled. I'm not sure. Rolling ones would be hard in the sand, I think.
Fascinating boat detail:
The sun came up. (I had to meet them at the boat before sunrise.)
"Over there!" he cried! "Dolphins!"
They kept laughing at me because I was missing the jumping dolphins. I finally saw a couple, but I didn't get any pictures.
Just pictures like this:
And this:
You just can't stop staring, though. They're just so beautiful.
Wait, here's our guy again.
Let's see another picture of him.
When I went to take the picture of them, they got very serious. This is the Goan Fisherman Serious Picture Face. As though they hadn't been mocking me the whole time. "Eleven jumping dolphins and you only looking three times! Ha!"
Oh. This is a big fishing boat.
And these are some cool rocks.
And that's all. Dolphin trips. Not only for people who can spot dolphins!
Reader Comments (13)
Aw no Dolphins! LoL! That happens to me a lot too. Sometimes I miss the good stuff but most times the best stuff is whats on our camera. Nice Post as always Ms. Rae!
What gorgeous photos of a beautiful place. Awesome Sunrise. Can I have it? LOL.
I took it and made it my desktop. Mark will love it when he gets home! I didn't know one could do that. I am so techno deficient.
It's like when we went orca sighting, and we were on this huge crowded boat. Everyone kept running from one side to the other to see them, and they were hard to see. Then one flipped a seal into its mouth for a snack, and I missed that also. Then a couple of days later we were in our condo by the ocean, and lo and behold a beautiful orca show right in front of it. It was way better than the one we paid so much money for (although we justified it because Grandpa got to go with us) and this was free. They were breaching and jumping. It was great.
Hope you see the dolphins next time for sure, and make sure you do it again, because you'll know what to look for next time.
My mother is my most entertaining commenter... one time she tried to leave over 4,000 characters and couldn't believe the computer denied her! I told her to send me an email next time. She also complains about my profile pics or corrects my grammar. Most of the time she compliments me but she has yet to ask if I've made a mango wood boat. You take the cake:)
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the boat handcrafting is amazing. i just adore all the detail of it in your second picture.
we have pink dolphins here to go and see, but we havn't made it yet. The thought of making the effort to go and then not see any seems more than I have been able to process just yet. I was just thinking of you and your mom this morning and so wishing you could all have a wonderful reunion soon!
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By the way they looked home-made, so I thought perhaps you and Chin had decided to build boats..... might be an interesting hobby.
I should say that I did *see* dolphins, I saw them swimming, easing themselves out of the water to breathe, but there are these moments when they launch themselves into the air, and I kept missing it. I did see two dolphins leaping, so I'm not completely blind!
I love the seriosuness of those guys. And the dolphins.
You really are on a amazing trip. Wow.
Hi, I just came across a "stampede of horses" craft project and immediately thought of Yaya. She could use her liquid to bring them to life...I'm sure they'd love to run along the beach.
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/05/diy-project-cardboard-stampede-w-ann-wood.html
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Sounds like a lovely way to spend the morning :)
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