By the Night Sky

January 29 2010

The day was bright and scorching. The wind died considerably more than the past few days. We tanned and ate through our novels, each of us with a book count between 4-6 over the past week and a half. Since our travels to the south there has been a lot more time for reflection, relaxation, and discussion of our thoughts and worries. We feel lucky and really very blessed to have had an opportunity to discover a country that allowed for exciting cultural shock, exotic adventures, and the calming moments we've been yearning for years, a breather before plunging into the next chapter of our lives.

Yesterday, Adam, while I was calling you I came down to the beach for some space from our drunk and loud Norweign neighbors, and tonight we explored what I had described to you about the recessed beachfront after the tide had really gone out. This is also what had prompted Brittney’s discussion with you john, about the movement of tides. we know it has something to do with the gravitational pull of the moon, but perhaps what affects the degree to which the tide goes from the shoreline, like phases of the moon or the seasons, is what we're wondering.

I know my Dad could tell me...