Quiet after the storm

Tiffany and Graham on the way back to Cap Juluca. Photo by David Lansing.

There were two newlywed couples on our sunset cruise. The crazy drunk couple who almost killed themselves leaping off the cliff and a very sweet couple, Tiffany and Graham, who watched all the crazy shenanigans on the boat and only smiled.

The bride, Tiffany, saw how many pictures I was taking on the cruise and shyly asked if I might e-mail her any “good ones.” I told her I would and gave her my email address.

As we headed back to Cap Juluca, Tif and Graham staked out a spot on the back of the boat, away from everyone else. They sat pensively looking out over the ocean, lost in their own thoughts. I wondered what must be going through their heads.

The next day I saw them at lunch and asked them if they had done anything exciting that evening when we got back to the resort. They said they had been so worn out that night that they’d ordered a pizza from room service and watched a movie in their room. “I guess we just wanted a little quiet time,” said Tiffany. I didn’t blame them. I felt like I needed a little quiet time myself.