Unclenching at Exit Zero

When I pull hard for a long time...

...I get all clenched up inside.  My mind feels knotted,

and my body feels tense, like the feeling you have when you drive through mountain passes in a blizzard.  

In the dark.  That's the kind of clenched I mean.

So a quick weekend breakaway is just what the doctor ordered.

We chose Cape May.  The last stop on the highway.  Exit zero.

It's a little early in the season, so it is a bit cold. 

But that means we don't have competition for the beach.

Or for seats at Lobster House, or the Mad Batter or George's Place.

And the lighthouse doesn't mind the cold or the wind.

So we've been walking the pinelands and the beach, stretching our legs, and unclenching our toes.

Oh.  Just saw a pod of porpoises heading east, 50 feet off shore.  They don't look stressed.