beach journal

day one

arrive on the beach
head up 4 1/2 blocks to the new home

unpack and head out onto the streets
biking around the hills of Ocean Beach

amazed to find myself
biking around the hills of Ocean Beach

over to my niece's ninth birthday celebration
at the pool with pizza and cake

evening beach walk


day two

breakfast at the cafe near the beach
before biking around some more

found the library (got online), the community gardens (applied for a spot), the aikido dojo (introduced myself and observed a class)

dinner with the family
before the evening's beach walk


day three

slow day, slept in, got the new place put together, listened to radio
went and dove in the 59 degree ocean
took a nap

back down to the beach at night
after a big glowing orange ball dumped itself into the misty blue distance
watched a game of glow-in-the-dark bocci


day four

commuted up to work to find out
I have to wait until next week to start
since I have hours from Albuquerque
already on the card this pay period

helped out setting up the flyer tasting
introduced myself to a lot of people

ate a lot of beef and stuff

headed back down the mountain
to map out my next few days

then met my bro-in-law

on the beach