Have you ever had a terrible experience at the beach? This is very difficult, unless you get a case of bright red sunburn in the future. For me the beach, especially Belmar Beach, was the place to escape and let all my worries melt away like a popsicle left in the sun. It's the place to let my soul fly like the seagulls that fill the blue sky above. Whenever a problem bubbles up in my life, a trip to the beach has always been the answer. It's as if as soon as my bare feet step on the rustic sand, all my worries and obligations are erased. My head is starting to clear just like the ocean. Millions of memories flood into my head as the smell of fresh, salty air fills my lungs. As I sit in my blue deck chair, my eyes fill with photographs. Images of what is happening now and memories of what happened in the past. In front of me I see children building sandcastles and laughing. Memories fill my head of when I was just a kid. It reminded me of the times when my parents would pack up the car on a Saturday morning and we would run down to the beach. The car would be filled to the roof with everything a family of two girls and parents would need. It included several beach chairs, lots of buckets and shovels, animal sand molds that we never used but needed anyway, and of course lots of towels and a huge refrigerator full of snacks. Thinking of that past memory suddenly brings a huge bright smile to my face. Even though it's early October it's fun to see people still on the beach, even when it's not beach season. I guess I'm not the only one who comes here to soak up the land. A little fun fact I learned is that the name "Belmar" translates to beautiful sea,...... middle of paper... yes, it ends slowly, I could see people packing everything up and heading towards the seafront to pile it in their cars and go home. Some stick around, like me, to watch the sunset dip into the ocean that connects us to a new world. As I watched the sunset glow with pink and yellow hues, I could feel myself becoming one with the world around me. I smile at the people walking around me and they smile back at me. The fun part about the beach is that everyone, no matter what problems they have in life, just wants to relax and enjoy a relaxing day at the beach. They come to the beach to get away from life's problems that drive them crazy and cause tension in their lives. All anyone wants to do is just sit back and relax for the day. I just want to be surrounded by good people and a peaceful world that allows us to sink our problems and forget about them for the day.