i have mixed feelings about the ocean. Nova Scotians would not understand this - they are always talking about how they couldn't live away from the water. as for me - having never lived so close to the ocean (in a non-tropical or at least Mediterranean climate), it is something i will have to get used to.
kind of like getting used to always using a towel that is slightly wet because someone else (i.e. the ocean) has already used it.
there are some very positive aspects of living near the ocean; great seafood, cheap seafood, beautiful views, cute villages on the water, cool breezes at night, no need for lotion, surfing and other activities in your backyard (which i haven't taken advantage of yet), etc. Steve loves it.
but...
there are some aspects of living near the ocean which I do not appreciate; the fog, the rain, the damp, the cold. did i mention the fog?
kind of like getting used to always using a towel that is slightly wet because someone else (i.e. the ocean) has already used it.
there are some very positive aspects of living near the ocean; great seafood, cheap seafood, beautiful views, cute villages on the water, cool breezes at night, no need for lotion, surfing and other activities in your backyard (which i haven't taken advantage of yet), etc. Steve loves it.
but...
there are some aspects of living near the ocean which I do not appreciate; the fog, the rain, the damp, the cold. did i mention the fog?
(photos taken last night, 9 pm)
and, let's remember, it IS August. i am a little concerned about what the fall / winter / spring will be like if this is supposedly SUMMER. yikes. (full disclosure: the locals are also disappointed about this summer, or lack of it.)
so it was a little depressing to wake up this morning to another downpour.
we had a plan to head to the beach for an early surf for Steve and some beaching and reading for me, then Brady and Rob were going to meet us out there, fish and chips for lunch, that kind of thing. but, the rain... ugh, no fun if you're not in the water!
so, i think i need to cultivate a more positive relationship with the ocean. instead of it just being a large body of water which wreaks havoc on the weather and makes everything in my house damp, i need to make it into something that is fun too. i've got my sister's surfboard coming out to live with me semi-permanently at Thanksgiving, and by that time i'll have gotten a wetsuit and rented a board a couple of times. if this is what living by the ocean is like, i'm going to have to find something fun to do when wet!
as Steve would say, "in the water!"
1 comment:
I feel your pain with the weather.
Fog creeps me out
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