hey, yeah i finally tried that sourdough starter recipe you sent me a few weeks back. i was honestly surprised at how simple it actually is once you get past the first few days of feeding it. the first loaf came out a bit flat but the second one had a really nice oven spring and the crust was super crunchy. i think my kitchen temp is a little cool so the bulk ferment took almost twelve hours instead of the eight the recipe said. next time i might try a higher hydration dough just to see what happens with the crumb structure. anyway thanks again for the tip it was way more satisfying than i expected.

oh and i finally watched that documentary you mentioned about deep sea exploration. the footage of those bioluminescent creatures was absolutely wild. i had no idea there were jellyfish that could glow like that. the part about the pressure at those depths still gives me goosebumps though. can you imagine being in a submersible and something goes wrong? anyway it made me want to visit an aquarium soon just to stare at the tanks for a while. let me know if you find any other good nature docs because i am totally in the mood for more of that kind of thing.
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we finally took that road trip up the coast this weekend and it was honestly everything i hoped it would be. the weather was perfect the whole time not a single cloud in the sky. we stopped at this tiny diner around lunchtime that looked like it had been there since the fifties and the waitress was so nice she gave us a slice of homemade pie on the house just because we asked about the local history. the pie was peach with a lattice crust and it was still warm. i am not kidding when i say i almost cried.

later we hiked a short trail along the bluffs and watched the sun go down over the water. the colors were insane shades of pink and orange and deep purple that just stretched forever. i took a bunch of photos but honestly none of them really capture what it felt like to stand there and just breathe. we talked about doing it again next month maybe exploring a different stretch of the coast. if you ever get the chance to take a few days and just drive with no real plan i highly recommend it.