Life's a Beach

I went to the beach yesterday. Cocoa Beach, about an hour and a half away, I was told if I wanted to surf this would probably be my best bet. I plan on going from "I've surfed" to "I'm a surfer" so it is time to start! I had referred to the 'Surf Guru' to check the report and discovered that the waves weren't surf worthy, but I thought I would venture out there just to check it out anyways. 

It was quite a little jaunt out there. I drove miles and miles on a road and only saw cattle and a combine, two things I did not anticipate on my trip to the beach. The only signs I saw were for a small roadside hut promising "Gator Jerky" and "P-Nuts". I have seen enough scary movies to know that you NEVER stop at such roadside huts with this description if you plan on making it to your destination alive. 

The beach was great! I wandered up and down for hours just people watching and working on my base coat. When you spend hours at the beach without the distraction of friends or surfable waves, you start to notice things you never have before. Like the fact that all things that live in shells are really gross. I picked up a shell to look at it and this gooey stuff was wiggly around out the end of it. I assume that this creature of sorts does it's part in the food chain and is necessary, but yuck. Or, those tiny shells that are all over the beaches in Florida that are there when the wave recedes then seem to dig into the sand. When you start to think of all those little shell sand creature things digging around, well it's enough to make you want to go out and buy the "mom-est" pair of water shoes. 

My other realization is that no matter how hard you try, it is physically impossible to leave all of the sand at the beach. Don't fight it. I find if you just accept the fact that you will have sand on your clothes, in your car, and eventually in your bath tub, you can just sit back and enjoy some fun in the sun. 

So, don't stop for "P-Nuts", ignore all living things that reside in shells, and build a sand castle with the sand in your tub, then you will be able to appreciate the fact that life's a beach!!!