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Water, waterThere are those of us who choose to live near the oceans.

Most of us have pretty good reasons, but always if you dig deep enough, you will find that people love being around the oceans.

We live on a river with a skiff on a lift behind the house.  My kayak is also there and next door is the community swimming pool which has a terriffic view.

The views of the water are part of the reasons that we moved here. As we have settled into the rythm of life on the coast, it has become clear that it is different than living on a mountain.

I find living on the coast liberating while I often feel trapped when I go back to our mountain.  I think it has something to do with the extra steps required on the mountains.

If I want to go biking, I have to pack the bike up and head down the hill.  It is same thing when I go for a walk.  It I want to walk with having to face climbing a mountain on the way home.

Our mountain is just too steep unless you have to walk it like we did when we had our wonderful companion Chester. 

The beach is different.  Here the ground is level, the kayak doesn't have to be driven 25 miles to get in the water, and using the bike is just pulling it into the drive.

We do get into the car to ride to the beach, but that ten minutes often turns into hours on the beach.  You can enjoy the beach so much that you can almost lose yourself there.

At least I managed to take a few pictures of our experiences on the Enerald Isle beach near the point.

With the weather looking to improve, now is the time to come visit us. 

My main website has these pictures and I will get the rest published as I get  time.