Ocean Dreams.....doesn't that just sound poetic and lovely? It was the name of the vacation house I stayed at, along with my sister & cousin. It was a lovely place!
My sister & I had the bright idea of renting a cottage/house by the ocean this October, and inviting our cousin from Canada along to go with us. Actually, Michelle was pretty keen on the idea several months ago herself. This was something we have always wished we could do, but it has never worked out. To our great happiness, Michelle was able to spend over a week here in WA, so that gave us ample time to embark on our little getaway to the ocean.
Boy, did we ever have a nice time! The weather was almost perfect.... mostly sunny, very little wind ( very unusual for the ocean!) and an unsurpassed view of the ocean from the house.
I can't think of anything that went even remotely wrong while we were there. It was almost too perfect to be true. Unless it was the small supplies of towels or the scruffy, oddball caretaker that went along with the house......
But, yeah.....the house was very nice, not to mention very CLEAN...... something that I really appreciated! ( I once stayed at a motel that had a small ant hill in progress in the closet......but that's a whole other story....) It was decorated nicely with sea themed decorations and was well stocked with useful household items. My sister took the opportunity to be domestic, and made BBQ ribs while we were there, and they were just great!
The first night, we witnessed one of the most...... if not the prettiest sunsets.... I have ever seen! I sat on a huge piece of driftwood on the beach, taking pictures of it about every minute, to mark its progress. I was rather annoyed, though....someone decided that would be the ideal spot to play fetch with their dog. So, in some of my pictures....directly beneath the large, orange ball of sun, are some little black figures. Grrrrr!!! Fortunately, they left before it set completely!
It was truly an amazing sight, to watch it sink lower & lower, then disappear into the vast ocean......out of sight as if it had never been there. Truly something I will never forget!!
The sky afterwards was a sight to behold! As twilight appproached, the sky was an ever changing palette of colors, fascinating me with its dusky shades blues, purples, oranges and pinks. Pictures can never do justice to the real thing, but I sure took plenty!
Michelle & I were feverishly lighting candles while the sky was getting prettier. Angie thought we were nuts to be doing that while it was so pretty outside. I had to convince her that, no....we did not miss too much, and yes......we were candle fanatics & that's just what we do.......so what did you expect?! LOL
Later, we took a walk along the shore and saw the moon rise over the tree line. THAT was also very beautiful!! I was fervently wishing I had a really good camera to capture such a breath-taking scene, but alas...I did not. The pictures I did take, ended up looking so weird I deleted it instantly.
I don't know if was the combination of beauty, gladness of being away from it all, or simply because we were just plain moonstruck.....but we just had to dance around a bit on the sand! Of course, we laughed a lot, too as we made fools of ourselves ( at least it was dark) To say that we 30-something girls were having a very carefree & delightful evening would be an understatement!
