I am Haunted by Water

[Mike.]

I have an affinity to water. I think it is in my centuries old gene-pool, being Irish. My dad's dad was born in county Galway, in view of Galway Bay on the Atlantic coast. The family home is still there, (built by my grandfather I was recently told by my dad), with second and third cousins living in it.

Other grandparents are of older Irish decent, (both paternal and maternal), who settled in Prince Edward Island. On the Canadian side of the  Atlantic. One of them, my maternal grandfather left as a young man, to live on the other side of Canada, 4 blocks from the Pacific ocean. I have lived there, within walking distance of a fisherman's wharf, where we used to go to, to buy the catch of the day, in the early afternoons, when the boats came in and the men, sold what they had from their boats. I still have children and grandchildren that live there, and one brother and family.

I now live on the prairies but, am aware of my pleasure of water, none the less.

I have read books like Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea", a novelette, and "Islands in the Stream". A favorite that comes to mind is, "Two Years Before the Mast", (I'm sorry, I forget the author's name). A true account of his middle 1800's story of sailing from the Altantic coast of America, around Cape Horn, to the Pacific Coast in Southern California. That is a "classic".

I have also, helped myself to movies on the internet, when that was still legal, of stories of water. Two nights ago, I watched again, the 1960's portrayal of "The Old Man and the Sea". Starred in by Spencer Tracey. The visuals, are not that good, due to the earlier cinematic production but, the narrative reading of Hemmingway's words, is a pleasure to listen to. Last night, I watched, "Message in a Bottle". A chick-flick, of my wife's that I saw has stunning visuals of sailing on the Atlantic, in a schooner, supposedly, by the "Outer Banks", off the coast of North Carolina. I haven't been there but, anyone blessed enough to live there, must really enjoy their home.

Do I have a non-smoking moral to this post. Not really. Just my thoughts of possibly living by the water again. I'm thinking again, it would be something I might look to do when, "the dust settles". I almost, bought a house on Prince Edward Island, to rent until I am ready to retire. My dad was coaching me on what things I needed to look into, before a revenue home is purchased, as he has owned many properties. In the end, I thought 2500 miles was a little too far to be owning a rental property. A co-worker who goes home, every summer there, and whom lives along the coast next to her cousin's home that was for sale, now tells me it has quadrupled in price, in the last 10 years. Oh well, C'est la Vie. I am now thinking of heading west again, possibly to Vancouver Island, to semi-retire.

 

"I am haunted by water". I should provide a link to the movie, of which my title of this story, is quoted from. Here it is ... A River Runs Through It.

Yes, I am hoping the quitting smoking, can be an impetus, to other things. It's nice to start seeing possibilities, again.
 

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Yes, I am hoping the quitting smoking, can be an impetus, to other things. It's nice to start seeing possibilities, again.

 

I hope so for you to Mike, and yes the quit can be a spring board to many wonderful things and possibilities

[Mike.]

I hope so for you to Mike, and yes the quit can be a spring board to many wonderful things and possibilities

 

Trace. Thanks, for the sentiments and thoughts.

 

But, you can have REZ. I don't want one!

 

:)