Flashes of Panic

I don’t think I’ve ever done a sun-and-sand vacation before. I learned some things.

• Driving on the left: Easier than I expected.
• Red Stripe lager: Better than Sam Adams.
• Sunblock: Nearly as important as food.
• Goggles: Just as good as a mask, if you don’t need to breathe through a straw.
• Turtles: Much bigger than the ones in Maine.
• “I still have sand between my toes”: Apparently meant more literally than I expected.
• Ocean: Thirty-five degrees (or so) warmer is a big difference.