I love spending time staring at the ocean. It relaxes me and reminds me how vast the world really is. Over my life I am excited to have seen the top 4 of the 5 oceans of the world which in ranked order are:
- Pacific
- Atlantic
- Indian
- Southern
- Arctic
Growing up I lived 20 minutes from the Pacific Ocean on the east coast of Australia and loved going to the beach. Whether it was for a swim, to build a sandcastle or go for a walk give me the opportunity and I would be there. When I was 16 I traveled across Australia and got to lookout and swim in the Indian Ocean. I remember this experience began to give me a sense of how big the world’s oceans were. Then in 2000, just as it was officially recognised as an ocean, I was able to look out across the Great Australian Bight onto the Southern Ocean. I remember thinking that at this point that there was nothing between me and Antarctica, which felt very special.
Then in November 2014, the next stage of my ocean journey was revealed, as from the coast of Newfoundland I saw the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. She was beautiful even in winter and the thing that disappointed me the most was that although it wasn’t far from St Johns, we couldn’t get to the most easterly point of Canada because it was winter. Personally, I would have loved to have stated that I had been to and possibly even dipped my toe in, the most easterly point of Canada as well as Australia.
One of these days I plan on completing the last two goals of my world ocean journey list — to lookout over the Arctic and to cruise across the Atlantic following a similar journey to the Titanic. I don’t know about you but for me the following Jacques Cousteau quote is definitely true. What do you think?
I definitely agree with this quote! The ocean is my Happy Place!!! Would love right by it if I could!!
Returning to it is my retirement plan.
I live near Indian ocean and I can not agree more with your post… Living in a town with an ocean is amazing. It is an extra given to us. haha
I especially love the smell and sound of the ocean particularly when I haven’t heard or smelt it for a while. I find it intoxicating.
So true, when you haven’t been to the sea for some days and you visit it, it’s like nostalgia. <3 I went to Goa this month and visited around seven different beach. It was amazing. The sand and the water both differed on different beaches. Loved it.
I have always been fascinated by water be it a falls or the sound of the tide coming in. For whose country is land locked being any way near the ocean is a treat. I enjoyed my stay at the isle of Iona during the Easter periodas I was greeting by the sea waters every morning. ocean waters have a calming effect.
Sometimes I forget how privileged we are in Australia to be surrounded by water. It is very calming.
Wonderful! I love it that you got to tip your toe into all those different oceans!
It’s a weird habit of mine.
My husband is exactly the same… And me too… totally get you 🙂
I whole heartedly agree! I can’t wait to stick my toe/keel in the Indian Ocean for the first time this coming July!
It’ll be here quicker than you know it.
Can not wait!
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