pandemic beach trip

Jennifer Bishop “At the Beach” 5/14/2021

After several months of the pandemic, I decided to drive with my sons to the beach for the day. It rained heavily for the entire four hour drive there, and my younger son was cranky in the car, but I refused to give up. We had stayed home long enough, and I wanted to see the ocean. The moment we arrived, the rain stopped and the sun came out. My youngest son refused to get out of the car and we could not get him to budge, nor could we leave him alone. So my older son and I took turns walking to the beach for a few minutes. When it was my turn, I was amazed by the sight of the ocean, the new sunlight, and the numbers of people. Where had they come from? It had just been raining like hell. A girl was tossing a hula hoop, and a sailboat passed by, and the world seemed surreal, mysterious and incomprehensible. After shooting several pictures, I turned around and drove another four hours home. It was worth it.