He remembered walking down the dark beach, trailing just behind his friends Julia and Steffan, who had ran ahead and were already setting their bags down on the shore; his feet sank slightly in the cold sand. Now he saw himself, so carefree and delighted, taking off his clothes and flinging himself into the sea; the waters were calm and strangely warm compared to the cool night air. They had picked the perfect night to do this: it was a new moon, and the clear sky revealed all of its stars - the light ribbon of the Milky Way shimmering bright above his head.