| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a sliver of a silver lining We made it to the ocean yesterday, although not without a few trials and tribulations. C emailed a friend about what beach they usually go and he ended up giving us Waze directions to a place where he thought it would be good to park. The last hour in was a super-winding narrow road with lots of traffic and I think it might have been better to come in from the other direction. Plus, the place that he suggested we park turned out to be a private lot. Also, neither C. nor I are morning people so we were more than a little cranky with one another for at least the first hour or so of the day. But we finally made it and even though the beach was crowded I was relieved to see that everyone wore masks until they got to their own socially distanced spot (the threat of a $500 fine probably didn't hurt). We made our own spot, ate some lunch and then fell asleep. Other than the resulting sunburns--it was a lot warmer than we'd expected it to be--it was chill and nice with the ocean breeze and the sound of the waves. We agreed, though, that next time we will go to the much smaller beach that is south of SF. And we will bring a beach umbrella and beach chairs. I can't believe this is the first time we've done this, just the two of us, the entire time we've been together. We've done beach outings with others, of course, but for some reason have never ventured out just the two of us. So, sunburned and tired, we agreed we'd make it more of a habit--albeit one for which we are a little better prepared next time. If there are any slivers of a silver lining to everything that is awful right now it's that it's pushed us into new habits, most of them good. 12:53 pm - 10.08.20
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