Caribbean Moon
Wed Jun 3, 2009 5:18:55 am

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I went on a Western Caribbean cruise with my siblings in 2005. It was the only real vacation we ever had together. My parents never went on vacation. I have gotten together with family members in other cities for special occasions like weddings and funerals, but those were not real vacations.

After two days together, I was already getting sick of being with them. I decided to forgo the nightly entertainment and wandered the ship alone. My first night alone coincided with a full moon. The exceptional beauty of the Caribbean Moon coupled with the joy of being free from mandatory "fun" was a profoundly moving experience. I wanted to capture the beauty of the pink moon, but my camera was inadequate. The Moon appeared white and the sky appeared dark purple in my photos.

This is my digital reconstruction of what I saw that night.