a Moonlight Paddle

through the eyes of Jen

The moonlight tour was beautiful. The moon put on quite a show, shining

behind the clouds, illuminating their shape like some distant dream

waiting to reveal itself. Every so often the clouds would blow past and

we would get a glimpse of the moon or see its shape veiled slightly

behind some wisps before it disappeared again. It was as if the moon was

flirting with us, teasing us from behind the clouds. When we were a good

distance from land, the wind blew up suddenly and it seemed as if we

might get caught in a storm. But we paddled forward a bit more and when

we turned around, we were headed upwind into choppy water. The waves

were quite spectacular at night. Dark water making a fuss. We paddled

back into a cove where we were sheltered from the wind and we sat

quietly in our kayaks looking at the sky, waiting for the moon to appear.

Finally it did. The clouds passed and the moon shone fully, reflecting

light across the water. Everything was still. It was beautiful:

intimate and serene, romantic and spiritual all at once.