Down the Rabbit Hole

Feb 18th, Entry 12th Moondance, Van Morrison

Soundtrack of my Life
Feb 18th , 12th entry, Moondance, Van Morrison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU

Once upon a time, I found myself on a 180 foot schooner. It was a floating scientific lab/classroom for the SEA, Semester at Sea. It was an amazing week long journey that departed Woods Hole, MA and traveling out to meet the edge of the gulf stream current. It was full of memorable moments but one of the best ones is connected to this song. We had just reached the edge of the warm water currents that make up the gulfstream and had begun encountering the large floating rafts of sargassium seaweed that was home to a virtual treasure trove of organisms. We were charged with pulling the great rafts onboard and cataloging all the organisms we could find in the pockets of these slick, brown floating carpets. It was hands-on scientific foraging - all done to the strains of Van Morrison's "Moondance", blasting from the boats speakers. It was surreal and amazing. It is a precious memory from another lifetime when I dreamed such different dreams for my life.