> Maybe I should rent a seaworthy boat at some point and go overnight (not sure how much preparation that would take, I've only heard of sea dangers from fictio

> Maybe I should rent a seaworthy boat at some point and go overnight (not sure how much preparation that would take, I've only heard of sea dangers from fiction, no clue if an inexperienced person can just do that with a decent rental boat these days). From my experience living in the Caribbeans, you shouldn't do that alone or inexperienced to begin with, I'd recommend hiring a skipper to take you and a few friends for a couple days, and mention you want to ride by night to see the stars. Prefer a moonless night, or close enough. I truly realized what the galaxy was, sailing at night. It's a sight that you never forget indeed. Whenever I think of times before the modern era, when everyone could see that at night... so many stars, such wonder just above... kinda makes you glimpse at a very different perspective. Maybe more 'magical', less about us people and animals and more about the cosmos in its entirety... I don't know. It's humbling and inspiring. These glorious first sights of our galaxy stayed with me to this day, some 25 years later.