The Power of Possibility

Dreams are possibilities imagined... 
Goals are possibilities sought... 
the Adventure is in striving to make those possibilities real... 
Joy comes from sharing the adventure.

Four years ago, on a beautiful lush summer day in Seattle, surrounded by family and friends and evergreen trees, Glenn and I were married.  That was a possibility I think neither of us had imagined on the summer day eight years earlier when we met in the scuba shop in Friday Harbor, Washington.  I had just gotten a seasonal retail job in the store and Glenn was one of the most avid divers on the island.  He taught scuba courses, acted as divemaster for tourists, volunteered for the sheriff's department search & rescue team, and spearheaded the local scuba diving club.  In other words, he was "Mr. Scuba," and very intimidating.  I was in my 3rd year out of 6 years in college, with maybe 20 dives "under my weightbelt" since I started diving when I was 16.  But, I had just taken an intensive quarter-long field course in zoology and botany at the local marine station, and that seemed to boost my credit as a potential dive buddy.  I knew about stuff.  I was also very comfortable in the water, having been a lifeguard and swimming instructor also since I was 16.

Happy 4th... "Tsunami" Alert!

No, there's no danger of a real tsunami, just the giant wake of the party-going power boats cruising into Glorietta Bay for the fireworks on the 4th.  Glorietta Bay is a nice little 72-hour anchorage just on the other side of the Coronado Bridge from our mooring area.  Normally, you'd need a permit to anchor there, and they limit the number of boats to 20 per day.  This weekend is different.

The view of Glorietta Bay from Columbine 7-4-2010. The boats are anchoring almost right next to the bridge because there's no more room!