My Own Planet

The report from Assateague Island
Number of wild ponies seen: 12, although I strongly suspect some of these may have been the same pony
Number of wild ponies attacked by: 0
Number of mosquitoes seen: 12 million, and that was just in the general vicinity of our campsite
Number of mosquitoes attacked by: 12 million, and that was just when we first got out of the car
Number of campfires successfully started, even with help/cooking gas from guy from neighboring campsite: 0
Number of hot dogs cooked via tiny fire of mostly kindling then consumed even though they were only "passably warm": 6
Number of s'mores prepared/eaten in same manner: 4
Number of times successfully ventured past the breaking point so I could jump waves: 2
Number of times screamed "Oh, shit!" when large wave was heading my way: 4
Number of times, in aforementioned situation, I swallowed my fear and dove into the wave like you're supposed to: 1
Number of times, in aforementioned situation, I tried to outrun/outswim/body surf said wave instead and was rewarded by being dashed on the ocean floor: 3
Pieces of bathing suit intact after being repeatedly dashed on the ocean floor: 2
Overall prognosis: Quite a good trip