Oh, how wonderful it was. How lovely, funny, interesting, peaceful, relaxing… It was perfect in every way, and while physically I’m back home… emotionally I’m still at the coast, looking at the sun setting in the ocean. It was quite the spectacular view, and I can’t stop staring at the pictures.
I left my house Friday afternoon, and arrived at the hotel in the pouring rain. Not exactly what I had hoped for. But the forecast promised at least some sun for Saturday. And sure enough, after a morning shower, the sun finally got strong enough to burn away those rainy clouds.
It was a special day in Pacific City. Besides a wedding at the Pelican Brew & Pub a blessing of the Dory Fleet took place at the beach. And while I’m not a fan of prayer (duh!), I loved the little ceremony when they Dory “Princesses” through roses into the water.
The real highlight however was the part, when the guy in this VW bus thought he could actually drive through the deep sand and got stuck. To my left these kids were helping to push the bus out of the deep sand, while to my right people were singing, America, The Beautiful.
This little guy seemed to have similar trouble. He just couldn’t get his dog to move. 
My favorite part of Saturday? This…
At night people were standing around campfires at the beach. The sky was completely clear, and millions of stars were visible. I think I stopped counting after 10.945 though…
For more pics, go here.
I will now enjoy a glass of wine, before I go to bed… and hopefully my dreams will take me back to the beach… and to this perfect weekend.
Wonderful. I need one of those! Love your pics.
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip memories and photographs.
That sounds like a wonderful weekend! I always feel so revitalized after going away on my own–especially if it’s near the ocean.
On another note….did you go to Life is Good!? I looked for you but never saw you. I was looking at all the namestags of freckled people hoping it would be you. I had wine! And chocolate! And Abba!!!!
I’ve never been to a beach. I’ve never seen an ocean. The pictures make me wish I could.
Freckles it all sounds so wonderful - “perfect” as you say. The images shared, the joy, peace, laughter and irony in your observations and thoughts put to words for us here. Thank you for sharing it with us, taking us there with you. We should all be so fortunate to find this sort of time “off” or “away” from the things that we commit ourselves to day in and day out. Better said, we should be inspired by your sharing to go and make such times, take pieces of our lives for ourselves and know that it’s good and right to do so. It’s OK!!!! I hope we can look forward to you telling us about many more of these small treasures you mine out of that full life of yours for a very very long time!
And are you sure you got that star count just right? Maybe ought to go double check before too long!
moongazer, I do believe I’ll go back and recount eventually… just to make sure.
Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you enjoyed my post. x
TLP, you’ve NEVER been to a beach? Well, it’s about time then. And then please let me know how you liked it.
Colleen, there was a conflict of “interest” during that weekend, so I passed on the conference. We’ll have to find another time and place to meet.
Hay and OG, THANKS!