Day 132: Going Home

Would you believe that I have been in this city for three and a half years now and have never even been to one of the islands yet? Crazy huh? So when I had a last minute opportunity to hang out with good friends for good eats away from the hustle and bustle of the city I jumped on it. And here I am on my first ferry ride ever heading over to the sunshine coast, even though it is not so sunshiny.
It is good, you know, to get away. There is only so much one can work without taking a break. Something I need to learn yet. And I am about as excited as a kid in a candy store to get away from the concrete jungle and get back to my roots...and real nature that's not a man-made city block park.
You know what would totally make this trip even better? If the skies would clear up for nightfall so that I can go outside and watch the stars again. I miss the stars. I miss wishing upon them and daydreaming and just being for the sake of being. I never realized until this moment how disconnected I have become. Perhaps I will have to make a point to do this more often.
Surrounded now by water and trees...it feels like I am returning home.