• well, that’s what i mean… being around for one of the big, intimidating shows.

    and people go to the shore and watch ships. its a thing everywhere ive been, even isolated places where there isn’t much human activity to see out there. living near a coast is a constant invitation to go to the coastline and stare out at the horizon. more so if there’s a shipping lane or fishing boats or weather or some kind of activity, biological or artificial.

    if you live for 30 years in a coastal community where there has been significant foreign naval activity for hundreds or thousands of years, chances are high you’ve seen a foreign naval ship and considered the context.