Simplify

I'm always carrying too much when I go to the beach. Snorkel gear, snacks, drinks, books, journal, towel, cameras, etc. etc.

Yes, beaching is gear intensive, and much is necessary. This week, however, I'll lighten a few things due to a recent discovery:

I am incapable of reading or writing at the beach. I can only swim or photograph or sit and stare.

And sitting and staring takes by far the majority of time. There is so much to see. The waves, the clouds, the breeze moving the trees, the people, the designs in the sand. And sitting and staring allows thinking as well. That's what I do best a the beach. Think. And it takes no gear at all for that.