Picturesque, All for One, Swimming

1. Lunch on a nearby hotel terrace that affords a spectacular view of the deep green ridge mountains ahead and sparkling aqua ocean below.

2. Spending the day at the beach soaking in the sun while reading The Three Musketeers and watching my husband and his parents snorkel in the clear green water.

3. Venturing into the Pacific’s gentle, yet powerful embrace for the first time in far too long. I don’t snorkel this time, but splashing around with my husband and floating up and down in the warm water as waves roll under me provides just as much joy.