What Makes a Coastal Summer Different? | The Magic of Life by the Sea
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- The smell of sunscreen mixed with salt air.
We recommend wearing one favorite (reef safe, of course!) sunscreen all summer long. That way when you wear it again in the future, your senses transport you right back to the summer of memory.
- Hydrangeas exploding into bloom overnight.
It's like a slow-burning fireworks show. One day, you notice the buds, and the next day, the coast is awash in blues, purples, and pinks. It feels like a treasure hunt to find the best, biggest display.
- The first barefoot walk across warm sand.
Your feet haven't developed their summer roughness quite yet, and it hurts just a little more than it usually does. It's alright, though, because it feels like a promise of memories yet to be made.
- Ice cream after dinner—even when you're full.
There is ALWAYS room for ice cream when you're by the sea.
- Sand that somehow stays in your car until October.
While unsightly, you can't quite bring yourself to clean it. You hang on until it's unreasonable, and then you end up missing it when it's gone, a small piece of the summer you carried with you.
- A sweatshirt after sunset.
The breeze is cool, the vibes are cozy. There's sand in your pockets and maybe a chocolate ice cream stain, but no one notices or cares. The important part is that you're there.
- Windows down on the drive home.
Something about the salty breeze flowing playfully through your hair makes you feel invincible, larger than life and so small your problems fade away, all at the same time.
- Finding the perfect shell.
It might sit on your shelf for years. It might get lost tomorrow. It's not what you do with the shell that matters, it's the time you spent looking for it, followed by the thrill of finding exactly what you didn't know you were looking for.
- That quiet feeling on the ride home.
Everyone is tired, happy, sleepy, lulled to relaxation by the sand, surf, and wind. All that's left to do is get comfortable, relax, maybe eat a lobster roll and ice cream, and turn in. Hopefully, if you're lucky: to do it all again tomorrow.
