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This is Port Mathurin off the island of Rodrigues from the top of our catamaran called Tahina which is located in the anchorage. There are 7 other sailing yachts tied to the commercial wharf south of here.
Rodrigues is a beautiful volcanic island. The panoramic view also captures part of the reef which surrounds the entire island (except for the part at Port Mathurin which has been dredged to allow cargo and other vessels to visit the island). The people here are very friendly, with smiles and always willing to help visiting tourists.
It is quite hard to capture a multi-photo panorama from the top of a boat subject to moving seas. There are some visual anomalies caused by my attempts to stitch together the 10 images this panorama is comprised of. If you look down, you can see the 7 solar panels on Tahina - but, the edges of some of the panels don't line up because of the problems. The aft starboard quarter is similarly mis-aligned and the water colors are blended wrong there.
Welcome to Earth! It's a planet having an iron core, with two-thirds of its surface covered by water. Earth orbits a local star called the Sun, the light of which generates the food supply for all the millions of species of life on earth. The dominant species on Earth is the human being, and you're one of the six billion of them! Humans have iron in their blood, and their bodies are composed of two-thirds water, just like the planet they live on. The physical composition of the Earth, its people and everything on it contains an electro-magnetic field which is not yet fully understood. Theories and legends about the origin of Earth, people and life itself abound, however they are not commonly discussed. The bulk of earth's people spend their time immersed in daily activities, leaving the big questions for later. "Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How will we get there?" Many religions and philosophies have attempted to answer these questions over the years, but so far none has given an answer that everyone on the planet can accept. In contrast to all the disagreement, the similarities among people on earth are far, far greater than any differences. Welcome again to Earth! Enjoy your stay, and try to stay calm.
