why sailing( sailing ships and thee)

We have been painting the inside of our house- or should I say my husband and son have been doing the painting I have been taking on the role of decorater. Boy ,these blistering hot days remind me of our trips to Bermuda and living aboared during the summer.As I recall the trips to Bermuda, espescially the long ones, were particulerly hot with lots of storms. Coming into St. Georges harbor was always exciting and the anticipation of the harbor was great fun. On a long trip we would take bets on our arrival time with a promise to the winner a dish of rum and raisen ice cream from Robertson's phamacy which also served the best hambergers. Delcious,thick hambergers with a slice of Bermuda onion and all the trimings. My parents sailboat and Bermuda became my second home. Sailing to Bermuda became an experience some of which you can read about in my book-- Sailing Ships And Thee--like getting struck by lightning or the hurricane we encoutered. There was also a tropical that pushed us incredily close to Diamond Shoales off North Carolina. Most of all ,it is the first time I saw the green flash . When the sunsets and you have an unobstructed view of the horizon, as the top of the sun just kisses the horizon there is a green flash.It is one of the most amazing things I have seen.I know there is a scientific explanation for it(my father was a physicist), but it makes you realize there is a God.meg