Blending and contrast of a range of shades of perfect blues

The Indian ocean teeming with wild sea-life

The only sounds are the breeze, the waves, the crows, and the occasional conversation

Staying in a room a stone’s throw and zero stairs from the ocean

Our shoes haven’t moved from the spot we took them off the first day

The closest city is a three-hour boat ride away

500 people on the island, they all know each other

Touring the whole island takes twenty minutes at a relaxed pace

Staying in the shade to avoid the hottest time of day

Empty cigarette packs and energy drink bottles below the hammocks

Fridays are a day off

No motorized vehicles on the island

Everyone gathering to watch the ferry come and go

Seeing the beach from every direction on the middle of the island

Nightly song and dance performances next door
A boy catching crabs with his bare hands

Children playing on sand bags by the pier

One school for all the children

Meals at the same table each day, prepared just the way and time we wish

Fish isn’t seafood

Two beach chairs just for the two of us

Collecting sparkling white coral off the beach

Wading next to sting rays

Taking our tea out to lounge by the beach in the AM

A billion stars and the galaxy at night

Paradise.