Friday, June 25, 2010

Moonglow

"Moonglow," published in 1934 and made famous as the theme song for the movie "Picnic," was my favorite tune when I was 13 years old. Decades later, I'm finally learning to play it on the guitar. Never thought I'd even attempt that.

A full moon tonight. Chica waits outside our door, hoping I'll bring out the tennis ball. The gecko is chirping, hoping a mate will find his way into our house. I start packing for a long road trip to bring our boat back home, hoping for southerly breezes at our back, the company of whales and dolphins and maybe a little wifi along the way somewhere. But we will be anchoring in remote places so this may be my last post for a couple of weeks. I'll save up our adventures and share them when I get home. 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Spending the night on the boat tonight, a full moon isn't the same without the reflection

Have a happy voyage, will be thinking of you until you post again


Catriona and Calum

jomamma said...

How fun! Have a great trip, keep an eye on the weather!!!

1st Mate said...

Anon- I do love the moonpath on the water. Sailing is always so romantic at the full moon, especially if you can shut off the diesel and just let the sails carry you away.

jomamma - believe me, the weather eye will be working overtime. With two hurricanes already out there (heading toward Hawaii, gracias a dios!) we will need to be extra vigilant.

Jonna said...

¡Qué te vaya bien! Feliz viaje.

Babs said...

Moonglow and Picnic - I remember that movie probably more then any I saw at that age. I truly understood, after seeing that movie, what romance was about - it was a sensual, erotic movie to a 13 year old. I never hear Moonglow without remembering the dancing scene.
Smooth sailing my friend.........I'm envious.

1st Mate said...

Babs - oh, yeah, Kim Novak with platinum hair to her waist and William Holden with his shirt off. Pretty heady stuff for a 13-year-old.