Salt water, sun on skin, and a handmade soak in a tiny volcanic tide pool on the coast south of Bari. Mark soaks, tidies up the pool, scrubs with pumice, tells stories, and shares a patchwork of small gratitude—from cleaning out volcanic rock pools and finding crab friends to reflecting on simple living and the sweetness of being in the moment. Listening to birds and crabs while packing for the ferry to Greece.

Simple living shows up as service, clean water, reading scripture, Transcendental Meditation, and soft chants that carry the heart. We talk satvic food, kind cows, and how grace lifts us like a friend who reaches into the ocean and pulls us to shore. Travel light, love big, leave places better, and chant the sweet names in any tongue.

Here’s a piece of road-worn joy, dusted off and shared, with all the quirky warmth and humility you might expect from friends who never quite stay in one place. Peace be with you and upon you.