Astoria Oregon, Saturday

Anastasia DeCobray Kessler did not want to leave. She loved Astoria, Cannon Beach and the Dojo Master Storm Shadow had built in the old lighthouse. He loved the friends she'd made, and her grandparents. And now they were moving to the other side of the world!

Okay, not that far. Her father had shown her on a map and a globe where they were going. "We're not even leaving the hemisphere." he'd said. Whatever that meant.

But all her attempts to change her father's mind had failed. She'd even tried crying for goodness sakes. But all to no avail. She'd tried to recruit her Grandparents and her mother into her campaign, but they'd all sided with her father.

So gradually, she'd become resigned to the idea. And Dr. Covington was nice. And the pictures her father had shown her of the island were pretty. And they would have a boat. And she was adventurous.

So now, on the day they were to depart, while her separation from her friends and grandparents were tearful, she was actually kind of looking forward to it. She would get to meet new people! And go exploring!

As the boat pulled out from the dock, her father at the helm, she sat near the bow. And in a clear, sweet voice, began to sing;

"As the son of a son of a sailor, I went out on the sea for adventure..."