We woke up on Shi Shi Beach alone (as expected, since we were the only ones with permits to camp there that night). The waves were a perfect source of white noise, and the sunlight through the trees was the perfect impetus to start our hike back to civilization.

I reveled for a moment at the sea spray all around us, weaving in and out of the boughs, providing a canvas for the sun's morning rays, but soon it was time to head up the trail, to our car.