Friday, January 10, 2014

The Pacific Ocean




This maybe doesn't seem like a big deal, unless you were raised in Minnesota, which is about as far away from the ocean as any place in the United States.  I had this experience for the first time when I was five years old.  Although I was young, I do remember the exhilaration.  My family went on a trip to California.  We hadn't planned on a beach day, but while out for a drive my parents’ friends insisted that we stop.  No one had swimsuits so we rolled up our pants and waded in.  I had no experience with ocean waves so my pants were immediately soaked.  I remember the smell of sea salt and the pull of the waves and the relaxing sound as they crashed against the sand.

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