IM ON A BOAT!

Today many people fantasize about traveling somewhere on an expensive, elegant yacht, but imagine spending a week on a canoe to travel somewhere like the ancient Polynesians did.

I believe Snake Ah Hee's philosophy, "Once you go on the canoe, because it's so small, you try to make it like one family" very vital to a happy, successful trip.

Canoes aren't that big. Every two people shares a sleeping area of about 6 feet in length and 3 feet in width. How can they possibly fit? One person stands watch while the other sleeps. Everyone has 4 hour watching shifts with 8 hours rest in between.

Ever woke up in the middle of the night because you had to go to the bathroom? Try going on a canoe.

Bathrooms are located at each end of the Hokule'a (canoe). That's right you just urinate in the ocean. Don't worry about falling overboard though because first you must hook yourself up to a safety harness.

NO ONE LOOK!

Everyone on the boat should respect each others privacy. When someone is going to the bathroom or bathing, it's common courtesy to look away or move out of the area; give the person some space.

Are we there yet?

Voyaging by sea can take many weeks. Plenty of water is stored to sustain the crew members, and rain water is collected for bathing and cooking, but what else is there to do besides the obvious steering, handling the sails, cooking, ect. ?

Most crew members in their spare time

• read
• write in journals
• make music
• or RELAX!
  

I think being out on a boat for several weeks would be a fun experience. You would learn to have fun in other ways just sit back and enjoy nature. Often times we are so caught up in electronics and work that we don't have time to just relax. Don't you agree ?