Comments on: Water girl

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:46:00 +0000

Thanks for the back story. I miss you all.

By: Jan Ambrose

Jan Ambrose — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:26:03 +0000

Nancy, I love your story and feel the same way. I was confused in Florida. I loved hearing about your life too. I’m a fish out of water anywhere but the west coast of anything! Love the pictures too.

By: CancunCanuck

CancunCanuck — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:35:08 +0000

I’m so with you! I grew up on the Great Lakes and cannot imagine not being near water. Whenever I am “inland”, my body freaks out, I need the pull of the water!

Thanks for sharing your story and photos, fun journey.

By: Mic

Mic — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:21:10 +0000

Wow!! Beautiful post, Nancy.

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:07:22 +0000

Nancy, I am glad to know that Keith and I are not the only Pacific lovers out there. We have tried and tried to get used to the sun rising over the water and we cannot. I like it for a vacation, I just cannot live there. It is more than the sun setting. I cannot describe the feelings that go along with it. Disorientation is one but it is also a longing for something that is just not there. so strangly different that I cannot firure it out. So with that, Keith and I have limited our research to the West coast of Mexico only. Once we get settled, we will venture over to the other side.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:04:01 +0000

Jonna, I should know better than to make a comment and hit enter without checking to see if I am logged out. (what is up with that, wordpress?) ANyway, it ate my whole long comment, I will write again tomorrow when I’m not irritated about it.

Cheers!

By: Jonna

Jonna — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:21:39 +0000

I’m a Pacific girl myself, born and raised on the beach in Santa Barbara and then my working life in San Francisco and Marin. It is very disorienting to have the sun not go down over the water, I still haven’t adjusted to that. Sunrise on the Caribbean (that sounds like a drink with paper parasols) is pretty spectacular though, I just don’t get up to see it so much. This time of year the sun sets over the Gulf here and I have seen that a few times and it feels ‘right’. Love Stinson, many happy days there.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:52:25 +0000

Neil, That’s really cool! It’s amazing to me how many people know and love Stinson.

Steve, No getting off the hook that easily, you have to say it your own way.

Billie, I cannot believe how lucky I am. I love my life.

Zoe, That’s funny! For the longest time we were “the last house on the spit.”

1st. Mate, Your gratitude list, I like that. And yes, proximity to the ocean would be right near the top.

Paul, Awwwwww. Those are my favorite pictures of myself, funny how they all link to the water. Come back soon.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:38:06 +0000

I loved the pics. I really miss you.
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By: 1st Mate

1st Mate — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:11:16 +0000

I feel the same about living near water. Most people do, probably, which is why we pay premium prices for land on the coast, near lakes or even near rivers. But the Pacific, that’s the queen of all waters. We live a stone’s throw from the water, but can only see a little sliver of it, thanks to the condos. It’s one of the things on my gratitude list, that I live by the sea.