Jun. 15th, 2008

avanta7: (Sanctuary)
Mother Laura at RevGals writes: The Grimes-Honkanen bunch is settling in after a challenging move, and bubbling with gratitude for our new "cozy cottage by the beach": a tiny rented condo on Pacific Coast Highway....So in honor of summer, please share your own beachy memories, plans, and dreams with a "Beach Trip" Friday Five.

  1. Ocean rocks, lake limps? Vice versa? Or "it's all beautiful in its own way"? -- Ocean rocks! Lakes stink! Okay, the ocean has its own smell as well, but I love that fishy salty fresh aroma, the mist from the crashing surf, the fog, the wind, the cries of the gulls, the kelp washed up on shore, rocks worn smooth by the tide...all of it, every bit of it feeds my soul and enriches my spirit.

  2. Year round beach living: Heaven...or the Other Place? -- Sheer heaven. As mentioned in a previous Friday Five, a rocky Northern California beach is my favorite place in the world. I dream of retiring to a cottage on a cliff overlooking the ocean somewhere in Mendocino, Humboldt, or Del Norte County, maybe even somewhere in southwestern Oregon. Convincing spouse this is what he wants as well is another story.

  3. Any beach plans for this summer? -- Sadly, no. Maybe another day trip or two to Fort Bragg, but no extended stays in our immediate future.

  4. Best beach memory ever? -- Spouse's and my first vacation together before we were married...we went to my hometown for my 20-year high school reunion. While we were there, I took him to two beaches where I spent a great deal of time growing up. He had never visited that part of the country before, and it was lovely to explore the area with fresh eyes.

  5. Fantasy beach trip? -- A week or two in a cabana in Tahiti, with a side trip to Easter Island. By myself, with assorted books. And a gorgeous hunk of a cabana boy at my beck and call. (Well, you said "fantasy".)

    Bonus: Share a piece of music/poetry/film/book that expresses something about what the beach means to you. -- Hmmph. Can't think of a thing. Maybe I should write it myself.

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