ETHOS

From the beginning there's been a mystical quality to Rock N Row. More than a rowing club, more than a gathering of likemindedness. Something untouchable, unreachable that answers a need, a desire being beautifully acknowledged.

Recently I started reading a book Kathie gave for my birthday in 1999! Yes, it took me 10 years. The book is titled, Eternal Echos, by the Irish writer, John O'Donahue. Here's a passage....

"When we go out alone and enter the solitude of Nature, we return home to our soul. When you find a place in Nature where the mind and heart find rest, than you have discovered a sanctuary for your soul. Perhaps Nature senses our longing, the restlessness that never lets us settle. She takes us into the tranquility of her stillness. Our longing is purified and we gain strength to come back to life refreshed and to refine our ways of belonging in the world. Nature calls us to tranquility and rhythm."

AHH.......the ethos of Rock N Row...now reconcile this with Pirate Culture!!!!!