Friday, 12-July-2024


It’s my birthday!

For my Birthday, I relaxed. I know, crazy right? So different from my normal day-to-day life on this adventure.

Which is sarcasm, and actually made figuring out what to do for my birthday a bit challenging. I mean, I’ve been doing literally whatever I want, whenever I want, for two and a half months now. I haven’t been worried about deadlines, or project completion dates, or bills or planning flights or trains (with a few notable exceptions, of course). I’ve been having the time of my life, so how do I celebrate above and beyond that?

Well… I don’t worry about it, I guess.


I mean, okay. I could have scheduled a rock climbing guide. Or a SCUBA session, or countless other birthday adventures… but I didn’t quite feel like it. I was enjoying visiting with my Mom and Steve, going slow and enjoying the quiet pace of life in Cassis. I was feeling good, and I didn’t really feel the drive to go above and beyond.

So I didn’t.

We relaxed, had a lovely slow breakfast, and wandered around town a bit. We booked an early-evening massage for myself, and tracked down a nice spot that would have a fun dinner. I wandered out to the beach for lunch, solo-style, to just sit back and enjoy listening to the waves and the swimmers and the boats slicing by through the waves.

I had a good, quiet, French day. And I’m endlessly thankful for it.