You can’t yet see the ocean, but you know you will soon. You study the dunes as you drive down the road, but you don’t really process what you’re seeing– you’re too excited. The first thing you sense is the salty scent of the ocean as you drive up the path through the dunes. When your parents turn the corner to the beach house, you don’t look, waiting to be surprised. You only look at the beach house. It’s fairly small, but you think it’ll be fine for you, your parents, and your sister. It’s partially built on the dunes, and it’s two story. There are many similar beach houses along the beach. You go get unpacked and then rush out to the porch. The beach has coarse white sand, and stretches out a long way in both directions. There are umbrellas, chairs, and sandcastles scattered along the beach, and there are people on the beach at this moment, even in the hot summer sun. You see some sandbars you think you might want want to hang out at, as well as some great sandcastle spots. The ocean is a clear, tropical blue, with small waves (great for boogie boarding) changing the water’s surface. You know you’re going to enjoy your time at the beach.