So I haven't known what to blog about lately... my apologies :) So, here you go!
There are some places in life that are apart of my identity. One of these is a lakeside resort in Minnesota, where my family has one of the coolest reunions in the United States. Another is a place I haven't been to in a long while, and probably won't be going back to again: Terra Verde. I always thought it was so cool that this house actually had a name, like the houses in old books (ie: Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Winthrop, Uppercross, Pemberley, etc). It's kind of like naming a boat- it gives it personality. Lastly, apart of me belongs to the Keys.
This summer, my family and I are "going coastal" and driving down to Marathon to go fishing. My grandparents have a house there and so we are able to comfortably stay for a little over a week. We are going to sweat like crazy, get varying degrees of sunburns, be dog tired, and leave my cats with a babysitter. Why would we risk all of this? It's awesome.
A friend of mine is fascinated by comradeship, and you just feel so comradely in the Keys. You want to conquer the seas and catch the Big One and risk the storms and live off the land and explore. It's so rewarding to go to bed after a long day at sea.
It's also very beautiful. I always love to see the fish when we snorkel at Sombrero. We once rescued an itty bitty sea turtle from a hungry fish. I mean, this little guy was only a few days old! We've seen octopus, dolphins, a shark or two (unfortunately), and a manatee once. An annual favorite of mine are the Flamingo Tongues. I studied them in Fourth Grade for a project and then in Seventh Grade I saw one in person. They are pretty rare, so I was super blessed to see them.
This year, I'm hoping to see a whale, or to have dolphins play in the wake. But a whale would be pretty AMAZING.
Sea sunsets are always beautiful! When you are slightly cool and you smell the sea and then you see the sun, that's a good place to be in life. This year, my daddy's going to try to get us to see the moon rise over the ocean. Apparently there's a lot of technical difficulties with seeing the moon rise at just the right angle, but the odds are good this time!
Finally, we get to bring a cousin along with us! My cousin has only seen the ocean once when he was very young, so everything will be a huge experience for him. And it's always fun to show someone you love something you love. He's going to get to walk the Seven Mile Bridge and snorkel at Sombrero Reef and eat Key Lime Pie and shop at the Walmart with the sea mural! And I forgot! He's going to see flying fish for the first time :)
All that to say, the Keys are a pretty awesome place :)
There are some places in life that are apart of my identity. One of these is a lakeside resort in Minnesota, where my family has one of the coolest reunions in the United States. Another is a place I haven't been to in a long while, and probably won't be going back to again: Terra Verde. I always thought it was so cool that this house actually had a name, like the houses in old books (ie: Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Winthrop, Uppercross, Pemberley, etc). It's kind of like naming a boat- it gives it personality. Lastly, apart of me belongs to the Keys.
This summer, my family and I are "going coastal" and driving down to Marathon to go fishing. My grandparents have a house there and so we are able to comfortably stay for a little over a week. We are going to sweat like crazy, get varying degrees of sunburns, be dog tired, and leave my cats with a babysitter. Why would we risk all of this? It's awesome.
A friend of mine is fascinated by comradeship, and you just feel so comradely in the Keys. You want to conquer the seas and catch the Big One and risk the storms and live off the land and explore. It's so rewarding to go to bed after a long day at sea.
It's also very beautiful. I always love to see the fish when we snorkel at Sombrero. We once rescued an itty bitty sea turtle from a hungry fish. I mean, this little guy was only a few days old! We've seen octopus, dolphins, a shark or two (unfortunately), and a manatee once. An annual favorite of mine are the Flamingo Tongues. I studied them in Fourth Grade for a project and then in Seventh Grade I saw one in person. They are pretty rare, so I was super blessed to see them.
This year, I'm hoping to see a whale, or to have dolphins play in the wake. But a whale would be pretty AMAZING.
Sea sunsets are always beautiful! When you are slightly cool and you smell the sea and then you see the sun, that's a good place to be in life. This year, my daddy's going to try to get us to see the moon rise over the ocean. Apparently there's a lot of technical difficulties with seeing the moon rise at just the right angle, but the odds are good this time!
Finally, we get to bring a cousin along with us! My cousin has only seen the ocean once when he was very young, so everything will be a huge experience for him. And it's always fun to show someone you love something you love. He's going to get to walk the Seven Mile Bridge and snorkel at Sombrero Reef and eat Key Lime Pie and shop at the Walmart with the sea mural! And I forgot! He's going to see flying fish for the first time :)
All that to say, the Keys are a pretty awesome place :)
