[south-west vancouver island] – on saturday at 4 pm: maxing at 1.5 feet – only the gentlest of undulations over the middle reef at the lost village beach – i paddled out nonetheless, and had an unsuccessful go, to the amusement of mad campers running around undressed – looks like we’re waiting on a new swell from the open ocean, facing us to the south-west – marine winds westerly to 20 knots – overcast, cool, low ceiling – **********- and you, vast sea, sleepless mother, who alone are peace and freedom to the river and the stream, only another winding will this stream make, only another murmur in this glade, and then shall i come to you, a boundless drop to a boundless ocean – k gibran ….
