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SPRING WEDDING SEASON IS OVER PRAISE GOD!
I feel broken and exhausted. And so in my dumpy hot apartment under the slight breeze of a dust encrusted ceiling fan I revisit my old vacation photos...

This is the deserted beach called Playuela on the island of Vieques where in February I rolled in the surf, a solo interpretation of the Wicked Game video sans swimsuit...because what else do you do on a deserted beach?

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My sister Jess and I collected seashells and washed up coral

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We cooked a lot of huevos rancheros and drank mango juice

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We saw lots of wild ponies. Just out there doing their pony thing

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We explored ancient ruins without the recommended tour guide

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Got lost. Ran from swarming wasps. I learned about Jesse's fear of spiders in a rather dramatic jungle performance.

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We hiked out to an 18th century lighthouse

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and crawled inside.
You go first
No, you go first

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The view from the top and you couldn't see no body in sight:

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We rented a jeep and jeeped around to all the secret beaches.

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We borrowed some snorkle gear and explored the shallow coral reefs. I felt like we were in the Little Mermaid. Until we ran into a piranha. He just sat there and looked at us. Stuck to seashelling after that..

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We bummed around in town, catching internet connections where we could and buying more cans of goya beans and bananas

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I drank coffee in a hammock every morning and every evening. Watch the sunset over the hills.

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Re-reading the Nin diaries, boring myself with The Castle, and writing postcards that I never sent...

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