LONG BEACH ISLAND NJ: Long Beach Island is an 18 mile long and a few blocks wide strip of sand off the coast of New Jersey. The island is entered via a causeway from the mainland at Manahawkin. On the island end of the causeway is Surf City. At the lower end of the island is Beach Haven and at the northern end is Barnegat Light where I was a part time resident.
In Nomad News No. 71, Solitude, I wrote: "Not to be confused with loneliness or reclusion but a time to be alone because you want to be. When you can completely rest your mind and enjoy the beauty of being alive and having fun." I followed with several locations where I had enjoyed such solitude. I missed one:
Alone on the beach at Barnegat Light in the winter. While the sea sings a different verse than the forest, the melody is still the same. Stroll the beach and play tag with the incoming tide or sit with your back to a sand dune and count every fourth wave as it crashes or gently lets itself down on the preceding one. Talk to the sea and a seagull will answer because only you and nature are alone. (copyright 2014 - Andrew M.Dolan)
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