Letter A – Wandering Dawgs

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever
Jacques Cousteau

We’re challenged this week to choose subjects that begin with the letter A. My subject is the Atlantic Ocean.

I was born about 20 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and was a baby in the early 1950’s when my parents first took me to see it. As an adult I have spent many happy days on Atlantic beaches, riding in boats on the Atlantic, swimming or scuba diving in the Atlantic, or just watching and listening to the ocean waves.

Most of my views of the Atlantic Ocean are from the United States, mostly from Georgia and Florida. I’ve been fortunate to also see it from Ireland. No matter where I see it, being near the Atlantic Ocean always soothes my soul.

East Quaddy Light, Maine beside the Atlantic Ocean

Okracoke Island, Outer Banks, North Carolina

Surfer on overcast morning on Tybee Island, Georgia

Exploring a deserted sandbar in the Atlantic Ocean in Georgia

Nanny Goat Beach on Sapelo Island. Georgia

American Shoals Lighthouse in the turquoise waters of the Atlantic in the Florida Keys

Fish from our scuba diving days in the Florida Keys

Last year we drove many miles along the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of Ireland. There were jaw dropping views of the Atlantic Ocean all along the narrow winding roads.