Oh My God Blue

Photo by Gillian Vann

Lolling and bobbing down the coast towards Stinson Beach, David and I are trolling for salmon and savoring a late summer morning. I inhale deeply — the air is a delicious cocktail of ocean vapor stirred with summer heat, with a whiff of beach grass around the edges. And no smoke….

I did it! I escaped.

The boat is on autopilot and there are two rods with sardine-baited lines trailing in our wake. David and I are…