I left my heart there if anyone needs it and I don't plan to be back here for long.
I learned that sketchy wi-fi means the ferry service will lose reservations that I might not have actually had, after all, but that's okay because they'll let you on a different one since you're there anyway. I learned that new food is fun and that Creme Brulee is just as much of a treat as a glass of wine.
I saw that surfing looks terrifying and fun, and I laughed and laughed and did not even swim. I walked. I walked until my legs hurt, and then I walked some more.
I found that my hair, like Jake's, turns completely white after being outside that long.
I noticed Lochlan still burns. (Take that any way you want.)
I discovered that when Caleb shuts up finally, I like him better.
I lost four pounds. I was hardly ever hungry.
I knew Ben could build a campfire, but I didn't know he could build one out of practically nothing and I forget how good woodsmoke smells the next day, filtered through the hoodie I wore the whole time and might burn now.
I discovered that some things change and some things stay the same:
I had an honest-to-goodness do-nothing VACATION.
I bought souvenirs.
And I cried when we left.