It had been a long day of traveling, J.C. was exhausted, he looked at her and said, "Wow, getting here is a lot of work". they laughed at his comment, both knowing how true this felt,, and yet the fact was they simply sat on planes, it just seemed like work.
She had said that she needed to see the beach once they arrived, they dragged their bags from the car and made there way slowly towards the office. The heat was more than they were used to, but it was not oppressive. They found a note posted on the door with her name on it, and started to make their way to their accommodations. A slight misinterpretation of the map led them to the door of the wrong apartment, the lights were not on as they should have been but they tried the door anyway, it was locked. Another glance at the map, a few more twists and turns and they were on the porch of their apartment. A quick drop off of bags and they headed towards the beach.
The air turned a bit cooler as they approached, at one point the beach was visible through a hallway, giving it the appearance of a moving picture, and as they walked the picture grew larger, until they were standing on the beach of a moon lit ocean. There is a certain sound that the waves of the ocean make when they wash up on the shore, the soothing swhish, combined with a roar that lulls the mind into a deep peace. The scent of fresh salt air accented the sounds, and the sight that met their eyes was the biggest treat of all. As they sat there, he held her in his arms gently swaying as if the waves were rocking them. Above them the moon shone through a lone palm tree, this and the reflection of the moon on the water flickering from the motion of the waves, was the only light. They sat transfixed by the sight and sound of the waves, the scent and taste of the salty sea air accented the touch of his hands on her body, and her hands caressing his. It was at this moment that the hours of travel, melted into the unmistakable feeling of being on vacation, of embarking on a fantasy they had held for a long time and was now their reality.
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