Stars In Bubbly Eyes

There are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on all the world’s beaches. – Dr Gerry Goeden   

Wow!

Last night was just the best; exceptional in fact.

 

I had a light dinner of tempura prawns at the beach bar and a perfect glass of bubbly champagne. I took my time as the sun sank into the sea and the trees came alive with gliding Colugos and singing Cicadas.

Talk about black! Once the last bits of orange had leaked out of the sky the ocean was an almost invisible carpet of velvet softly breathing along the sandy shore.

Can’t see a damn thing; sounds like a perfect time for a walk on the beach.

I kicked my shoes up against the nearest tree, gulped the last swig of bubbles, and strolled out onto the sand. I was totally blind---and then slowly, another world began to open its door and invite me in. As my eyes adjusted to the star light I could see everything!

The rippling waves were throwing bands of blue light against the sand. Bioluminescence I think it’s called as a zillion little creatures flash their lights at the agitation. This is cool! Tiny little blue dots everywhere. And if I put my fingers in the water (can sharks get this close to shore?), they lit up like a Christmas tree.

Then I looked up and saw a sky like I had never seen before. This was it! This was the Mother of all skies; the most and brightest stars ever; everything flying about in the Universe had come together over Datai Bay.

I felt so small and humbled and I felt so big and connected to the Universe. Was it the wine or this incredible night? Must experiment – stars with champagne and stars without champagne.

What I discovered is that the most magical moments can’t be bought; they are free and there for the taking.

And bare feet are optional of course!