And, that’s a wrap. Leaving a day early kind of sucks, but it’s the right thing to do. As noted before, this was an atypical visit. Even at resort desk checkout, I found that we spent an all-time low amount here – less than half of our typical spend. We’ve gotten boring – we paid for no big events, had no big dinners, and only one pricey bottle of wine. I suppose that’s part of getting older and of eating/drinking less than in the good old days. In the early years we hit the pool bar pretty hard during the two-for-one afternoons, but didn’t do any of that this trip.

We enjoyed the day on the water fishing, the somewhat diminished whale watching, the dramatic skies, and the huge waves. That’s something. But now back to the ho-hum Socal life, where we’re about to get whacked by a big, cold Pacific rainstorm. That’s OK. One last round of fires in the fireplace for 2026. Gotta go down the hill and grab some wood while it’s still dry.