Sunrise in the North Atlantic is a reminder of the power of beauty in our consciousness.

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After seven days at sea Iceland appears on the horizon like a thin sliver of dark blue. I find it calming and I begin to relax. My mind immediately begins searching for words to explain the beauty of what I am seeing but each word is inadequate and I again settle back into the ageless rhythm of the sea. It is clear to me this scene, everything in fact, is unknowable to me. What I am experiencing is only the surface of some deeper reality and I somehow sense that if I refuse to let my mind name this experience, I will know it for what it is: pure and simple awe.

The winds have been favorable and we are now five days ahead of schedule. We make the decision to head for northern Iceland and make land in Husavik.

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