From Southwest Harbor, Maine to Plymouth, Provincetown to Padanaram MA and Martha's Vineyard.
Senses. How an 8 year old boy sees the summertime aboard a sailing catamaran.
Southwest Harbor, Maine:
Smell: gasoline from the dinghy
Taste: limeade from XYZ restaurant
Touch: the feel of the dinghy handle
Sight: the shack next to West Marine
Sound: the sound that daddy's computer made when he forgot to turn it off
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Sight: an American Eagle and his mate
Smell: homemade pizza that mom made
Taste: Nutella pizza for dessert
Sound: the sound of the rain on the roof
Texture: the iPod stereo
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Passage from Southwest Harbor to Plymouth, MA
Sight: the seals I saw
Smell: the sauce for the chicken
Taste: the rice I had
Feel: the feel of the nets on my skin
Sound: the sound of the water on the hulls
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Plymouth Harbor, MA
Smell: the smell of the pilgrims at the Pilgrims Museum
Sight: the ancient sword I saw
Taste: the ring pop I had
Touch: the piece of Plymouth Rock I touched
Sound: the sound of our tour guide saying "THE ROCK".
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Passage from Plymouth to Provincetown, MA
Smell: the smell of the meat
Sound: the beeping sound the boat made and the cool engines I heard in the harbor
Sight: the sight of the tacos and the Chevrolet BelAire that I got today
Taste: the taffy I had
Touch: the chain I felt today
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Passage from Provincetown to Padanaram, MA
Taste: the taste of salt water
Sound: the echo I heard when I was swimming
Sight: the tug boat dock in the canal
Smell: the smell of the chocolate muffin I had
Touch: the texture of the inside of the hull
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Padanaram to Vineyard Haven, MA
Taste: the ice cream I had
Smell: the smell of gasoline
Sight: the sight of Woods Hole
Sound: the sound of the echoing
Touch: the touch of the metal speaker on the boat