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Scenes from Paradise

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My apologies for my brief absence from posting; I’ve been traveling for the last two weeks and have not had as much time (read: any) to write as I would like.  First I visited my best friend in Austin for a few days, then I hopped back to the Bay Area, sandwiched in my work week in two days, and then left for a vacation with my whole extended family in Mexico.  I didn’t have any big expectations for my family trip, but I was totally blown away by the the natural beauty down in Cabo San Lucas, and I think it may have redefined my idea of paradise.  It now includes:

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Sun-filled, wide and inviting porticos, rising green palms, and endless blue waters…

(Oh, and an infinity pool.  Definitely an infinity pool.)

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Sunny, perfect days to wander about with my cousins and play on the shore.  To be able to leap from the scorching expanse of sand to the cooling waters, to wade in and clamber up upon the rocks and back, to to dig one’s feet into the surf and feel the waves rush past.

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It includes a balcony to eat breakfast from and  watch the sun rise every morning:

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…and a perch on the beach where one can watch the sun set.  And before that, from which to see my nephew frolic about, and where you can settle in and  start and finish a great book:

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In paradise, there’s a continuously undulating ocean of sapphire blues and crystalline greens, with waters so clear you can see fish swarm about you from the surface:

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And (maybe my very favorite part of my trip) an opportunity to set rescued baby sea turtles free, to watch them slowly crawl into the waves and begin their lives:

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I landed at the San Francisco airport earlier this week to find it raining on me.  I was a bit surprised at the sudden change of weather, even compared to before when I left, but I was grateful that if I had to say goodbye to summer, that I could experience the end of it in a truly grand last hurrah among the perfect, paradisical beaches of Cabo.

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