{"id":3629,"date":"2015-01-29T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T23:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3629"},"modified":"2015-01-29T15:46:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T23:46:23","slug":"exchanges-bora-bora-01262015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3629","title":{"rendered":"Exchanges \u2013 Bora Bora \u2013 [01\/26\/2015]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sun_kissed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3630\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sun_kissed-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"sun_kissed\" width=\"271\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sun_kissed-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/sun_kissed.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a>It is a universally acknowledged truth that everything in life is made better by the presence of sunshine\u2026and drinks with umbrellas in them.<\/p>\n<p>Well perhaps not <em>everything<\/em> but most things.<\/p>\n<p>I am still not a sun-baby\u2026my skin is Irish pale, and it does not like the sun\u2026as evidenced by the fact that there are several patches of bright crimson on my shoulders and hips that I am currently cursing myself for (I\u2019m usually so much better with sunscreen! Thank heavens medical gives out aloe vera for free!)\u2026but water? Water is a whole different story.<\/p>\n<p>I swear the reason that I am often considered the peace-maker in so many situations is because of the fact that I\u2019m such a water child (which is strange, because I\u2019m technically an air sign come to think of it); anyway as my Mum is fond of saying: water finds its own level and supports.<\/p>\n<p>Water cleanses, water carries away\u2026water heals.<\/p>\n<p>Which is a fancy spiritual way of saying that if you put someone like me within a few feet of a swimmable body of water the last you\u2019ll see of me is the splash\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There is an incredible peace that comes with being in the water; when all you can hear is the sea in yoru ears, and your own heart \u2013 if you listen closely enough. As I waded into the coral laced surf this afternoon I just looked out at the ocean and spread my arms wide\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>Take it Lady\u2026please\u2026take it all\u2026all the stress,\u00a0 all the pressure, all the guilt, all the grief\u2026just please take it\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And because mother nature does, on occasion, listen to Her children\u2026she did\u2026at least for a little while.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, in exchange she gave me sunburn\u2026but I suppose that\u2019s a fair trade\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a universally acknowledged truth that everything in life is made better by the presence of sunshine\u2026and drinks with umbrellas in them. Well perhaps not everything but most things. I am still not a sun-baby\u2026my skin is Irish pale, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3629\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[79,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grand-world-voyage-2015","category-ports-of-call"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3GtNE-Wx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3629"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3633,"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3629\/revisions\/3633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}