In the afternoon before our last full day in Aruba, I was finally feeling up to getting into the ocean. This meant I got to participate in my absolute favorite thing to do on an island trip — sunset at the beach, when the sun goes down into the ocean in front of you. Living in NJ my whole life, I’m never more than 20 minutes or so from the open seas, but of course we face the wrong direction……
For years I have been obsessed with watching the sun go down. One of my main rules for going on long road trips, is that no matter where you are, when the sun is going down, pull over and watch it happen. Even if it’s not the most scenic place, or if there are clouds, or whatever. But if you can watch the sun sink slowly behind the horizon, it’s magic. It had been a while since I got to…
So we’ve been in Alaska for a few days now and it is really something. Like it’s huge state, but it’s also just a HUGE state. “Everything’s bigger in Texas” except when compared to Alaska. EVERYTHING is massive here. The mountains. The glaciers. The distances. The temperature differences. It is really incredible. And it is just an incredible contrast from where I was last week in Iowa and Minnesota, with their gentle rolling hills and Mid-western charm. That is not…