Paradise (Part 1)

It truly was The Land of Bliss … from the moment I arrived. 

As soon as I managed to get my luggage and things unloaded from my car and up to my room, I then literally DUMPED my luggage onto the beautiful master bed overlooking the ocean, changed into my bathing suit, then hurriedly grabbed the essentials for the next several hours that I planned to spend on the beach:  my camera, flip flops, a beach towel, sun glasses, my music, and my beach chair.  I poured myself a drink into my water bottle, filling it up with lots of ice, threw everything into a little beach sak, and bam – I was gone.  Just get me to the shore.   I couldn’t remember feeling this excited to be near the ocean in years.  The anticipation was killing me … just let me sit there, feet in the water, staring at the ocean, the birds, the sun, the sand – not a care in the world.  No worries, no clocks, no deadlines.  No one to answer to.  Just me and the beautiful Gulf.  And like icing on the cake, a gorgeous sunset to follow…in fact, several sunsets in the days ahead. 

And the most ideal weather. 

The perfect getaway.

 

Reluctantly, I managed to drag myself off the beach as the very last sliver of light illuminated the frosted caps on the gentle waves.

“An affair to remember…”

(to be continued)