• Glaciers & Geishas

    Mood Music

    September 21, 2023, Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia ⋅ 🌧 52 °F

     It’s 5:30 in the morning and I’m sitting alone in the Explorers Lounge. The lights are dim. The coffee is not ready yet, so I’m sitting here just looking out over the ocean into the darkness.

    At peace.

    They are playing some sort of very quiet minimalist music. It sounds as though it may be a piece by Arvo Pärt. I heard a woman yesterday complain that it sounded monotonous to her, like the needle in the record got stuck. But I find this music to be very soothing.

    I am as happy as a person can be.    Read more