Descriptive Essay On Panama Beach

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It was a sunny Friday afternoon when I decided to take my observations with me out into the world. This day happened on my spring break, in the beginning of April, my senior year. As I walked upon the beach the salty, floating breeze of Panama City was enough to make my knees go weak. I looked into the clear blue sky and saw the perfection of life. I took a moment to think about what nature has offered to me. Everything on this beach has its own unique feature and it has its own way of making you feel calm and relaxed.

Focusing my mind to the beach, I observed children creating sand castles, young adults resting on towels, and young couples walking on the shoreline holding hands. Light colored sailboats disappear in the distance. Looking
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Relaxing a bit more, I realized the sounds around me. The seagulls seem to be talking in their own language while they are searching for fish to eat. As the ocean tide crashed on the shore, it made a song like rhythm. I closed my eyes and took in all the wonderful surroundings around me. The feeling of the grains of the sand brushing against my face made chills come upon my whole body. Running my fingers through my hair, I took in the smell of the salty air that tingled my nostrils. My lungs quivered from the lightly fresh air. I felt like a seagull that had drifted in the wind without a worry in the world. Knowing that if I got too hot, I only had to walk about ten feet down until you get into the cool ocean which gave the relief of the blistering from the sun. Standing upon the sand, I felt the rays embrace in my skin. Walking out to the water, I received cold chills of the wet sand between my toes. As I closer to the ocean, I spotted a little crab burrowing in the wet sand, trying to hide before it turned into a lunch predator. As I continued to walk in the ocean, I brought myself to knee deep in the water, where the waves of soft currents could splash upon my face. It felt

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