It's so, so hard to say good-bye to the beach. I walked along it this evening, knowing that it will be quite some time before I see it again... and as crazy as it sounds, it was just as difficult as parting with a close friend. I love it just as much as a close friend, haha. The sand, the shells, the open sky, the way the horizon blends into the ocean... the feeling of being completely insignificant while viewing it, smelling it, feeling it on your skin, in your hair. Feels infinite.

It's a feeling unlike any other. I'm easily attached to people and places, and I suppose this is no exception, but... I want so badly to live near the ocean someday.