Isolation

We have a ship coming on Thursday to deliver several drums of fuel for another research project that will take place in the atoll this summer. For more than 3 weeks now I've looked out over the reef and the Pacific and seen nothing but water and the horizon. It is interesting to consider looking out and seeing a ship. Then later in the day we will actually get to talk to other people besides our crew. I enjoy people and Love my family but I still consider myself fortunate to experience this kind of isolation on our shrinking planet.