THE SEA GYPSY PHILOSOPHER

by Ray Jason       The Waters were calling me again. But not to embark on another frigid trip into the deep ice, like last year’s No...

by Ray Jason There are hundreds of harbors scattered around our wet, lush planet with dozens of ocean-ready sailboats anchored in them...

by Ray Jason For many years I have been arguing that ocean-going sailboats are the best survival pod if the world plunges into catast...

by Ray Jason Scamper – yes, scamper – that’s the word I was searching for. The little Indio children were playing tag in a maze of m...

by Ray Jason       There is a frigid clarity in the Far North. The question was - would it benefit me or bedevil me? Along with the b...

by Ray Jason   Amongst the ice in the Northwest Passage Hello Everyone,   Today is the fifth anniversary of my SEA GYPSY PHILOSOPHER ...

Today is the fourth anniversary of my little blog.  It has been a delight sharing my unusual perspective on the world with you, and I great...

by Ray Jason             photo by Ray Jason Years ago, I nick-named this modest little spot The Domino Triangle.   It was too t...

by Ray Jason Monique and Jack - 2 young sea gypsies The waters of the Archipelago of Bliss have been a wondrous reservoir of in...

by Ray Jason Thank you for your brilliance Norman Rockwell The wind arrived swiftly.   The waves built more slowly - but also m...

by Ray Jason I was awoken this morning by a tropical alarm clock – the joyous sound of wild parrots flying above my anchored boat.   Th...

by Ray Jason                     It was the last full moon of winter.   My little ship, which was facing north, gently veered around to...

by Ray Jason            TOR HOUSE - photo  by Ray Jason           My heroes do not score touchdowns or lead armies or star in m...

by Ray Jason         Photo of AVENTURA by Tor Pinney        When the world of “today” weighs too heavily upon me, I find solace in...

by Ray Jason                       I spend a lot of time away from people – so that I can better understand people.   But today ...

by Ray Jason There is only one town here in the Archipelago of Bliss, and although it is in a beautiful seaside location, it has avoide...

by Ray Jason I rowed ashore at twilight because I wanted my little gift to be more dramatic.   My time in the islands was ending, a...

by Ray Jason It is a few dawns before Christmas in the year 2016.   As someone who finds his spirituality in the Cathedral of Nature, I...

by Ray Jason           It was my very first day in the Archipelago of Bliss, and I sat savoring a meal in a waterfront restaurant....

by Ray Jason   At the time, it was just an eccentric, utopian game.   But now, a couple of decades later, I realize that it was a perfect...

by Ray Jason           A great sea gypsy family   During the shrill cacophony of the U.S. election campaign, many friends and s...

by Ray Jason           Ray on his birthday 2016 A few hours into every long voyage there comes a precious moment.   Most sailor...

by Ray Jason In my previous essay I tried to convince you that two of the great masterpieces of 20 th Century literature have been distu...

by Ray Jason            Two of the most enduring novels of the 20 th Century are Aldous Huxley’s BRAVE NEW WORLD and George Orwell...

 by Ray Jason                    It was the silhouette hour.   A cayuco came paddling towards me in the deep dusk as I sat with my ...

by Ray Jason             I walked into the little Panamanian drug store feeling sorry for myself because I had a nasty cold.   Two min...

by Ray Jason      1.   Thou shalt not notice that those of us who start the wars never fight and die in the wars - and neither do ...