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[stonepicnicking_okapi]

We had a great time at the beach! Minor and Minisculus frolicked in the waves. It was cold, but we didn't care. We took three long walks on the beach. The boys enjoyed cable TV and room service and the kind of breakfast you can only have on holiday at a hotel. Ocean view from the balcony. And it was largely a ghost town (a beach town more or less vacant, for example in the huge dining room for breakfast there were only two other guests eating). They also got to watch some surfers this morning which blew their minds. And we saw some dolphins from the balcony. Just the fins going by.

I got my feet wet and spent a lot of time picking up shells. Sometimes I think I'm not a nature-lover, but this excursion reminded me that there are some kinds of nature I like very much. The ocean is so many things, confessor, goddess, muse, wonder. I feel absolved and calmed and humbled.

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[lunabee34]

I'm so glad this was a good and relaxing trip for you.

[scfrankles]

It sounds like you had the perfect time ^___^ The ocean is so many things, confessor, goddess, muse, wonder. I feel absolved and calmed and humbled. That's so lovely.

And your photographs are gorgeous. I know I always say it but I'm always blown away by your talent for photography. I'm particularly taken with the first photo of the moon and the sea, and the one with the butterfly. And of course it was wonderful to see Minor and Minisculus doing their frolicking ^___^

[autumnia]

Lovely pics, especially that one of the moon above the beach. I'm glad you had a good time and it was definitely a better way to spend the holiday. :-)

There's something so calming about washing the waves lap against the shore and you do feel so small when you think about have vast the ocean is. Definitely humbling!

[mightymads]

Glad that you and your children had a good time by the ocean :) The pictures are beautiful too.

Sometimes I think I'm not a nature-lover, but this excursion reminded me that there are some kinds of nature I like very much. This reminded me of Holmes. I think you and he have this in common. Perhaps that’s why he chose to live by the sea in retirement? It must have been calming for him as it was for you.

[castiron]

It sounds like a lovely time! I'm glad you got to go.

[smallhobbit]

So pleased you all had such a good time, and especially that it was relaxing for you. The boys look like they're really enjoying themselves. Lovely pics!

[luthienberen]

Delighted you all had such a joyful and freeing experience with your holiday!

Your photos are magical, you are so talented. The moon over the night ocean is ethereal and evocative of tranquility.

The ocean is such a calming presence, its vastness and beauty helps to soothe one and take you of out of yourself. Truly happy you found peace in it.

[debriswoman]

Delighted that all went well and you found some peace on the beach. Your photos are just wonderful, too:-)

[cuddyclothes]

"The ocean is so many things, confessor, goddess, muse, wonder. I feel absolved and calmed and humbled."

I've always felt almost insanely happy in the ocean. I've spent most of my summers by the ocean and that is a lovely description. As soon as we'd get out of the car and hear the roar of the waves and the rhythmic slap of the tide, and smelled the salt air, I'd feel myself relax.

Nice photos! The Monarch butterfly startled me, too! Glad you had an enjoyable trip.

[jesse_the_k]

I so miss the ocean, thank you for sharing these outstanding photos!

The best part is watching boats and planets and such disappear below the curved horizon.

[ancientreader]

Your photos are lovely! And Minor and Minisculus are cute as buttons. I'm so glad you had a fun escape!

[write_out]

That sounds like a fantastic time!! I'm so happy that it went well for you all and that you were able to relax and enjoy yourselves. Love the pictures! The seaside is one of my happy places too, so I'm living vicariously through you. :)