Wow!

Thank you both for the fantastic advice! Even in my own mind I can see, now, that I needed it to take a self-assessment and stop fully planning everything because in my head... I guess ir really was kind of playing out like a movie. You know, the whole conveniently empty beach and that sort of thing. Thinking like that could lead to some pretty sore disappointment, I reckon. I will take your advice to heart about keeping focused on the main objective of the trip.