sunshine cravings

I'm really craving Central America at the moment! If I shut my eyes I can almost feel the hotness of the air and the warmth of the sun...tropical rain pelting me hard and dripping of my nose!
I miss being able to lie toastie in a pink bikini on a totally deserted beach with only mine and my friends footprints on it, jungle behind me, wild clean waves in front...and nothing but the sound of the water and the insects and the trees...
I miss chicken buses, the word community is given a whole new meaning when you find yourself on a hot leather seat, made for 2 small american children, with 3 other full grown people!
I miss being able to roll out of bed, into a bracingly cold shower, tie my hair back and be ready to face the world with just a layer of suncream and a dash of mascara, if Im feeling luxurious.
I miss that, when I travelled, I could look out of the window beside me and see the beauty of creation so blatantly and majestically in the hills and the valleys and the sea... and I struggle that now when I travel, most, although not all, of what I see is a darkness rushing past...tiled walls and huge posters.
It's hard though, cos I know that where I am now is right, and its good, and if I keep my eyes open...I'll see the amazingness of creation here too...just in a different way! I just need to do that...to keep my eyes open.