I have strong feelings for the Ocean. I was recently by the sea and each time I was in I became poetic and dramatic. It was involuntary...I was so overcome with the Enormousness of the sea.

FASCINATING INFORMATION
There is more sea than land
Ocean Tides are partly caused by the moon
The ocean can kill you with its bare watery hands

Much to the horror of my friend, I was found saying things like, 'Great swelling sea beast, we see your power', and 'Respect the Ocean!' and 'Rolling, Toiling Creature of Sea' and when I felt a rip tide or was surrounded by seaweed, 'It wants us to join, it wants to swallow us whole...we just want to visit, Oh Sea'. This happened every time I went into the ocean. Every time. I was reminded of the book The Shipping News and the Film The Whale Rider.

On the last night of the vacation we went to the boardwalk and after a few glasses of wine I announced that I wanted to go right up to the water. I went alone because my friends didn't want to get sand in their shoes. No judgements and I dearly love my friends, but I was utterly flabbergasted that they were perfectly happy looking at the ocean from a distance. OK, sure, I didn't expect them to want to roll in the sand like I did, but how can you resist the sea? Luckily I was alone because more babbling of poetic declarations ensued. The full moon peaked from the clouds and the tide was high and I was overcome with the forces.