A sense of urgency filled the air as texts were flashing across screens - in the back of our minds, we knew that this would probably be the last chance of warm water and good waves for a while. An Indian summer swell was filling in and the light cast a golden hue across the water, almost as if God had spilled a jar of honey across the sky. The warm water greeted us like old friends and our mouths were filled with the all-too-familiar salty taste that the ocean provides. However, the longer we stayed in, the saltiness became sweet.