Nautical Lineage

Great Great Great Grandfather
Great Great Grandfather
Great Grandfather
Grandfather
Father and now son,
all with phenotypic and genotypic similarities
a long line of navigational lineage.

It is as if nets of hemoglobin have been casted into their blood carrying navigational cues to direct the sailing of their ships to distant Croatian shores.

I have come to wonder if certain skills are passed genetically, defying all that we know about chromosomal inheritance. It appears as though this family is passing genes of how to navigate the sea down from generation to generation.

The skills exhibited by the men of this family go beyond that of instinct and imprinting. Rather their skills run deep within the veins bringing a seafaring desire to the heart. Pumping with each beat the precious life force that directs each decision to navigate the waters before them.