This morning began well before 6 am, a light haze filling the sky. The ghost of the sunrise, haunting our window. She would peer in as a swell tugged our curtains apart. Restlessly, I watched her grow in strength until the sun began to overtake her, and quickly drowned her out. With the sun came the profile of Elephant Island -- growing on the horizon as if trying to reach up and capture the escaping sun. White capped, foam moving fitfully against its shores, the island was the only point of land... read more
