Have you seen “The Life of Pi” yet?
A few years ago, Sandy and I went on an astronomy focused cruise. At night, all the ship’s bow lights were turned off. Standing at the railing in the bow, the only lights were the stars; all else was darkness. In Whale Hunt, Nelson Cole Haley described a “milk sea.” He stood enthralled in the black of night as the sea began to glow and sparkle even more than the star-spangled sky. It started almost imperceptibly with the luminescence growing until the ship float in a sea of stars. A pod of dolphins jumped and swam in the glowing water, spreading streaks of light in their wake. True or false? Tall tale or fact?
In First Fury, Ann experiences the romance of “milk sea.” But, as a woman seen only as a boy amidst men on a whaling ship, how can she react to the man she…loves?
In the “Life of Pi,” Pi experiences a “milk sea.” When you see it, you may wonder, as did I, if such a thing is possible. You can find out more at:
http://lubbers-line.blogspot.com/2005/10/bioluminescent-organisms-milk-sea.html