The Tatums went on their first solo camping trip together in Alaska. We packed up our newly purchased Subaru, 'Ret-Ret the Bluebaru' (the previous owner's plates were meant to say Retreat (RETRET) hence the name), wore nothing but carharts and hoodies, slept in the back of our car, turned off our phones, and drove down to Homer for the weekend. It was bliss. I could go on and on about all the weird, wonderful, and stunning things we saw, how we fell more in love with the land, each other, and all those smooshy, romantic descriptions of our weekend, but instead I'll just let the pictures stand alone.
“To live in an old shack by the sea
(And breathe the sweet salt air)
To live with the dawn and the dusk
The new moon and the full moon
The tides the wind and the rain…
To surf and comb the beach
And gather sea shells and drift-wood
And know the thrill of loneliness
And lose all sense of time
And be free
To hike over the island to the village
And visit the marketplace
And enjoy the music and the food and the people
And do a little trading
And see the great ships come and go
And, man, have me a ball
And in the evening
(When the sky is on fire)
Heaven and earth become my great open cathedral
Where all men are brothers
Where all things are bound by law
And crowned with love
Poor, alone and happy
I walk by the surf and make a fire on the beach
And as darkness covers the face of the deep
Lie down in the wild grass
And dream the dream that the dreamers dream
I am the wind, the sea, the evening star
I am everyone, anyone, no one.”
Eden Ahbez
{Photos by Clementine & Fig}
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