The first day in Country of Some of My Ancestors, we woke up to a thunderstorm. When the lightning began to subside, we decided to shake off jet lag with a walk along the beach. Waves pounded against the piers that ran out into the sea, and red warning flags flapped from the lifeguard stations. A salty wind washed the tiredness from my brain as I stepped onto the wet sand. My father kept saying, "It smells just like the Atlantic." As I walked along a pier to take a photo, sea water came bursting up through the slats.
The top photo, a picture of me, was taken by Urban Sophisticate Sister as I was walking out to take the photo at the bottom.
These are some very cool pictures. I would love to see what it looked like while it was calm.
ReplyDeleteI love the harsh beauty. More, I crave it.
ReplyDeleteMmmm I love when the sea is all wound-up like that... I can smell it... beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAmazing shots! Have a great time.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are beautiful Jo(e)!
ReplyDeletegreat photos! i love the water coming up through the slats.
ReplyDeleteinternational photo blogging---you win the blogger extraordinare prize!
ReplyDeleteHow dramatic!
ReplyDeletefabulous shots. hope you have a fantastic time,
ReplyDeleteyou are the "all-weather" family, so well prepared to meet the surf after a storm! love your dad's comment -- i know the real comparison was to the lake.
ReplyDeletewas that some kind of jetty? it can't just be a pier, since the water on one side is so much farther inland than on the other side.
Nice photograph. Have Fun.
ReplyDeleteThat second photo is fantastic. One of your best.
ReplyDeleteI mean, not that the picture of you isn't nice...
I love the second photo. Makes me want to run out to a stormy sea - I love the ocean in winter.
ReplyDeleteGosh, that is a gorgeous picture. It looks like I could walk a step toward it and feel the spray.
ReplyDeleteBoth pictures are amazing. I look forward to reading and seeing so much more of this trip :)
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking and amazing!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo cool! I'd probably be slightly afraid of all these waves.
ReplyDeleteThat is like mega cool--especially the second one. I hope you're having fun in Europe! I'm sure that someone like you can appreciate the history of that place.
ReplyDeletepowerful images and really interesting to be along for a little of your journey
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are beautiful and they terrify me.
ReplyDeleteThose shots scared the Cr*p out of me. You would never get me walking out there in that. i would feel like I was being swept away!
ReplyDeleteBut still it is an awesome shot!
I LOVED those shots. I would have wanted to do exactly the same thing. Walk out there be in it be part of it.
ReplyDeleteBut I do not know if I would have had the courage.
WONDERFUL!
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