got back from visiting family late
thursday night to find an email from
virginia asking for a final set of minor
revisions. due monday! then we’re off
to copyedits! no big deal, except the love
is gone on a trip for work. i’m waiting
for him to come home this morning so i
can finish up on these revisions.
read an excellent article about a ming
dynasty junk replica sailing into san francisco.
(link from 6togo) :
The Princess Taiping, 54 feet long, powered at sea by cotton sails on three masts, was designed to ancient specifications “to reveal the magnificence of the Chinese sailing heritage,” according to the Chinese Maritime Development Society, which helped organize the voyage.
There are two other reasons for the voyage: pride and passion. “Without passion this would not be possible,” said Nelson Liu, the skipper of the Princess Taiping.
Pride was built into the voyage from the start, when Liu and others tracked down traditional designs, built the boat to specifications of a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) war junk, and set sail from Hong Kong this summer.
i love what the skipper says about
passion. and that foto is so evocative
for me–adventure, danger, challenge,
exploration, history and culture. does
it speak to you, too?
i did buy an excellent book on junks
a while back which cost me over $50
(from an academic press). not many
junks exist today. this one is supposed to sail
down to san diego, and i do hope so.
i would love to see it with my own eyes!
it’s going to be another hectic busy
weekend! wish me luck on revisions.
i hope you have a great one!! xo
6 Comments
Wow! Getting so close. That’s great, Cindy.
LOVE the photo. It totally speaks to me. I wrote an article on Polynesian wayfaring back in the day, and those sails bring back all those memories. I really hope you get to see it for yourself:)
Such an exciting prcoess Cindy and thanks for sharing your journey to publication with us so we can all learn and get excited with you!
Great photo! Who knew, something called a ‘junk’ could be so beautiful!
The final s-t-r-e-t-c-h! YEAH!!!!
As long as all your blog posts during NaNo aren’t: 2733 words today! Woot! I promise not to disdain you.
Good luck with the edits!
You’re so close! Good luck, good luck…I’m rooting for you, my dear :)
And loved the “sail” picture…
natalie, that sounds like a very interesting article!!
sheri, thank you for reading!!
jill, yay! i’m posting a comment on my new macbook first time! hee!
jd…*hides* haha!! maybe you can avoid the blog through november. ahem.
juliette, thank you!!