Turns out, Siri doesn't swim

"The cure for anything* is salt water–sweat, tears, or the sea."
~Isak Dinesen
*Does not apply to iPhones

We've been in Manzanita for TWO WHOLE WEEKS. Amazing. Lovely. So mellow and calm. Days go like this: bike ride, park, beach, hot tub, library, candy store, games, movie, repeat.

Sadly, I killed both your dad's and my phones by placing them in the way of a sneaker wave. Water + iPhone + hot sun that I placed them in to dry = VERY DEAD electronics. Your poor dad was as mad as I have ever seen him, which is to say very quiet and not making eye contact for a half an hour. I had never busted or lost a cell phone before and I hope I never do again! We didn't let it ruin our trip but we did stop for rice treatment and a short vigil.

From your dad:

"*sob* After 24 hours in an Intensive Care rice bag, Siri was pronounced dead at 6:27 PM 07/13/2015. I can't help but wonder if had I used basmati rice to try and dry her out instead of plain white rice, she might be with us still today. *sob* ‪#‎goodbyeSiri‬"

No phones = no photos. So this photo of you in the hot tub will have to suffice for two weeks of glorious beach adventures. Hopefully you will remember jumping in the surf, hunting through tide pools, and playing umpteen games of the Jumanji board game we bought here at a yard sale. I'm pretty sure you have memorized most of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Land Before Time II after watching the VHS tapes over a few times. "What do you mean it has to rewind?" You hadn't come into contact with anything that needed REWINDING before. Gad, I'm old.

Alas, it was a great adventure with lots of time to just BE together. As we leave for home, my bucket is FULL.

Love you both,
Mama