Sea Escape

Rather than write, yet again, about Sam and I going for yet another walk (we've been doing a lot of that these days) I'll instead post a photo. This photo was taken on one of our many, many family vacations to Cape Cod. I think this must have been about twenty-five years ago - which would put it in the pre-Sam era.

Way back then, the typical vacation day routine was, after having spent the day at the beach, we would head back to the cottage. The kids would shower and I would then get them a bite to eat. After eating, Helaina, Rachael, Jacob and I would go for a "scenic" drive around the back roads of the Cape.

While driving, I would play a mix of quiet music - a mix I had brought along for just this occasion. And as I drove and as the music played, little by little, the conversations would get quieter and quieter as each of them would drift off* into the kind of deep sleep that kids fall into after a day of playing long and hard in the waves and digging long and hard in the sand. (*Side note: generally speaking, Jake would last until about the time I pulled out of the driveway. The girls, a bit longer).

Anyway, every time I hear one of those quiet songs from way back then, it reminds me of those vacations and the days at the cottage and the beach and those lovely afternoon drives. Maybe I should listen to them more often. Here's one of those songs...