Carefree

[At Wilderness Beach with Tigger for the very first time!]

[The cool mist rose off the foaming waters with the mountains rising up out of the sand, no one in sight, so peaceful, so calm within] 

[I remember summer vacations as a child spent at Carmel: those early sunrise swims at Victoria Bay, hiking down the Cayman's River pass, climbing up the rocks and jumping off the waterfalls, surrounded by lush, green beauty, feeling that wonderful 'relaxed' holiday feeling] 

[Leaning back to find you there, your strong arms wrapped around me, feeling so safe, so secure, then holding your hand as we walk slowly down the beach, splashing in the waves, Tigger adorably afraid of the water, collecting seashells, then wiping the sand off our feet, with a sleeping puppy finally still... then off to the park, rousing the puppy to play and eating ice-cream... licking sticky caramel off our fingers, trying not to slip in the mud, smelling the fresh pine needles, feeling like we had not a care in the world]