mystic cove: where the heat is a state of mind

i woke up late this morning and didn't feel like making coffee. the last thing i wanted was to be here, but here i am. the heat is oppressive, 25 degrees and 80% humidity. it's like the air is trying to sink in and suffocate you. i swear the locals just breathe in and out with the same rhythm.

i saw this one photo on unsplash that made me go oh wow.

it's not a picture of a place, it's a feeling. like when you're stuck in a conversation you don't want to have but you're too polite to leave.

last night someone told me that the beach is always crowded at sunset. i heard that too, but i also heard the opposite. maybe it's a rumor from someone who’s never left. i don’t know. the truth is probably somewhere in between. if you get bored, the next town is just a short drive away. not that you’d want to go. it’s probably worse. or better. who knows.

i almost bought a vintage t-shirt at a local stall. the woman selling it had a face like it had seen too much. she said something about the fabric being from the 90s. i don’t know if that’s true or if she was just trying to sound mysterious. either way, the shirt was $10. i bought it. now i have a shirt that smells like old dandelions and regret.

the weather here is a joke. i checked and it’s 25.82 degrees. feels like 26.55. the forecast says it’ll stay the same. i hope you like that kind of thing. i don’t. i wanted rain. or at least a breeze. but here we are.

someone warned me about the neighbors. not the people, the actual neighbors. like the houses. they said they’d start playing terrible music at 3am. i didn’t believe them. until i heard a bassline that could knock over a tree. turns out it was true. now i’m here, listening to bad music and wondering if i should’ve brought earplugs.

check out the yelp for the best street food. i heard that the taco stand on main street has a secret menu. probably not true, but the reviews are wild. ytc said it’s "authentic, but also confusing." that’s a review i can believe.

i almost posted this without the map. i almost didn’t add the images. but then i realized this post needed something. something to make it feel like a real mess. like it was written by someone who’s 3 a.m. and still trying to figure out if they’re hungry or just tired.

if you’re into history, there’s a old lighthouse nearby. i didn’t go. i just walked past it. the light was on. it looked like it was trying to tell me something. maybe it was. or maybe it was just a light. either way, it’s a thing.

p.s. if you’re reading this, thanks. i didn’t plan this. i just wrote what was in my head. which is probably a mix of confusion and caffeine. TripAdvisor has it reviewed as "overrated but not terrible." which is the most honest review i’ve ever seen.>

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