When you have extra time in the day, and want to go somewhere, the place I always want to go to is the beach. However, when the beach is not in reach, I miss these things the most:
- The feeling of dry, fine sand as you try to look good walking in flip flops.
- Running back to the car when you realized you've forgotten your sunglasses and run into someone else you know who loves the beach.
- Setting out your towel (with the wind and not against it) so you get the perfect place to lay out at.
- When the sun hides behinds the clouds for a few moments after tanning for awhile.
- The soft steps across the wet sand, not quite in the water.
- The first step into the ocean.
- Flying kites along the shoreline, staring into the cloudless sky.
- Bright, endless blue horizon.
- Finding sand dollars on the sand bar and bringing them home as a souvenir.
- Riding the large waves on a boogie board.
- Watching the small sand creatures dig back into the sand after a wave crashes.
- Taking a cool drink of water (from the ice cold cooler you brought) after sunning for a few hours.
- Getting wet in the ocean and then settling into the warm sand that sticks.
- Glimpsing dolphins or sea turtles swimming along the coast.
- Building the largest sand castle and moat along the shoreline, digging the moat deeper and deeper to protect the castle.
- Finishing a favorite beach read as the sun sets.
- Strolling along the small waves as the sun goes down.
- Taking a video of the ocean view, including the sounds of gulls, waves crashing, and wind to watch later.
- Listening to a boom box of favorite songs while watching beach volleyball.
- Packing up all of my beach goodies, knowing I can be back tomorrow.
What do you miss most about beach days?