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Beach Descriptive Essay

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So there I was, looking over the horizon from that pristine Puerto Rican beach. I could smell the salt water, feel the sand slipping between my toes, and hear the ocean beckoning for me. I swear that I could just sit there admiring the view all day long, but I had better things to do than daydream the morning away. I slipped off my sand-covered sandals, took off my shirt, and headed into the clear, blue water. As I waded deeper into the surf, I couldn’t help but notice the mesmerizing patterns of the waves: the way they formed ever so beautifully from a vast distance, becoming stronger and larger as they advanced toward the island. I could spot that famous seventh wave (the biggest one of the wave series-hurtling toward me), but I knew too much about the waves for them to scare me. By the time the wave was twice my height from thirty feet away, it lost its structure and fell unceremoniously forward. A slight tug of white water almost pulled my feet out from under me. I recovered and began walking towards my pile of clothes, with my back feeling the warmth of the rising sun. I stuffed my legs into my soothingly dry jeans and stared once more at the water thinking, “this is where I belong, this is where I am meant to be.” As I trudged back to the palm trees surrounding my vehicle, a glimpse of a small movement forced my head to turn sharply toward the white-capped water: possibly a tiny boat? Curiosity pulled me to the desolate beach where I realized that a man was riding the

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