Harsh morning light invaded his eyes blinding him. When they readjusted he saw an ocean sprawled out in front of him. The gentle waves crashed down on the white sand rhythmically. He found it mesmerizing. It had been a while since he had time to appreciate nature's beauty.…
Crash! My cousin rode her bike into a bush on accident and fell off. She got up quickly and brushed it off. “Hurry! We have to leave!…
Everyone did something different this spring break. Therefore, I think this mini vacation has been the first in five years I’ve done exciting things. My mom ,Erika, and her sister ,Myrna, said that they wanted to Tampico’s beach this spring break ,and how we both families can bond at the Maevan’s resort. On FRiday, we got on the train and it took my family to Tampico ,and when we got there our rooms and so as the beach. We put on our swimsuits and we strageth to the beach.…
Leaving all my belongings behind, I head straight to the sea and paddle for the giant’s causeway where the waves looked clean. I become in an intense combined state of euphoria, peace, presence and excitement; it’s kind of like time ceases. Paddling out wasn’t as hard as I thought. But before I get to too relaxed, a large set breaks on the shallow sand bank. I was just caught on the inside.…
(62)Fire and Ice. Haines pond. A large pond, two acres. Saturday, April 14, 1962, opening day of trout fishing season. I was running.…
There I was sitting in an old 2006 Honda Odyssey driving up to my cottage on Lake Michigan. I had already been in the car for 4 hours and I was only halfway done with my journey. I didn’t know if I was going to survive. I was already missing my Lucy (my dog), and I had to live without for a week while the ferocious neighbors took care of her.…
The traces in my mind of my life in Tennessee escaped my thoughts as the salt water breeze took them away. The blankets of snow, that I once knew, turned into white grains of sand that coated the steps of every shop and the bright green blades of grass were now blue curves of water that left me in a trance with every movement. Each house by the shore was painted a different bright color and was home to a collection of beach related trinkets, including broken shells, used as decor, and sand filled jars which were left by past visitors. A hammock was hung on the top story which became my safe haven of fresh air and solitude. Each morning I swung to the slow, crashing of the waves as the sun began to rise.…
Life was so easy back then, and now we took it for granted. I went with my instinct and run to the beach. There weren’t many people there. I couldn’t find my family. “MOM!”…
The day seemed to drag on and on, as I waited, counting down the days to California. It was a humid, sunny afternoon down at the Alton pool, where I usually spend most of my summer days working as a lifeguard. Today was very different than most…. And maybe the reason why was because it was my last day of work before I flew off to the big L.A. Most days at the pool the time went by slower than any I have ever known, with the scorching hot sun burning my skin, and little kids yelling at their friends telling each other secrets or what they want to play next.…
During April of 2015, I stepped out of the car and onto the beach for the first time in Destin, Florida; the salty sea stung my nose as I breathed in a refreshing breath of briny air. The first step onto the sand was like a bed of blankets; soft and comfortable. The way the white sand glided onto my feet and squished between my toes felt like heaven. The waves were singing a delicate lullaby, pulling me closer to them. As I walk towards the ocean with the warm sand beneath my feet, the cold waves lap at my ankles, as if they want to take me away.…
Salty air, sunny skies and sand in-between my toes, there’s nothing like the beach in Galveston, Texas. Every year around the time the Texas heat starts to become unbearable, my family takes a beach trip to the coast. The Cooper annual trip usually consists of countless arguments between my siblings and parents, deep sea fishing and surfing on the beach. This year would be no different, with a few exceptions.…
No one ever expected it. No one knew, that, after already coming out of the World War just over two decades past, that the World War would have to be given the title “First” in front of its name because a second World War was about to happen, a worst war, filled with violence, atrocities, the only use of nuclear weapons and finally, the worst of them all, was the Holocaust. I was just a boy of 11 at the time. All I wanted was to eat and run around and make fun of my teachers with my friends, and for my family to be safe. Alas, it was not to be.…
Today is the day I leave for Soldier Island. I have to be at the train station in 3 hours. It is going to be a long journey. I am all packed.…
Anna Maria Florida It was a hot, humid Sunday in Anna Maria Florida. We were going to the beach with the 3 other families that went with us. It was about a five minute walk from our house we rented to the beach, which really felt like five hours because I was really excited. Once we FINALLY got there my friends and I decided to take our shoes off and find a perfect spot in the white hot sand to set up of chairs and umbrella. We took our clothes off because our swim suits were underneath and sprinted to the clear blue ocean.…
A Sunday morning in early August arrived, and there was not a sound in the house. No alarms set, no one needed to be at work, nothing. It was not too long until my dad had awoken and woke my brother and me as well. “Wake up, wake up, we need to go enjoy the lake before the storm!” he shouted.…