Have you ever had a terrible experience at the beach? This is very difficult to do, unless a case of bright red sunburn occurs in the future. For me, the beach, especially Belmar Beach, has been the place to escape and where all my worries melt away like ice cream left in the sun. It's the perfect place to let my soul soar like the seagulls that fill the blue sky above. Whenever a problem arises in my life, a trip to the beach has always been the answer. It's as if as soon as my bare feet set foot on the rustic sand, all my worries and obligations are simply erased. My head begins to clear, as does the ocean. Millions of memories rush into my head as soon as the smell of fresh, salty air fills my lungs. As I sit in my blue beach 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 making sandcastles and laughing. Memories fill my head when I was very little. It reminded me of the days when my parents would pack the car on a Saturday morning and we would rush to the beach. The car would be filled to the roof with everything a family of two girls and their parents would need. It included various beach chairs, lots of buckets and shovels, animal sand molds that we never used but always needed, and of course lots of towels and a huge cooler full of snacks. The thought of this past memory suddenly brings a huge, bright smile to my face. Even though it's early October, it's funny to see people still at the beach, even though it's not beach season. I guess I'm not the only one who comes here to soak up the land. A little fact I learned is that the name "Belmar" translates to beautiful sea,...... middle of paper...... and slowly ending, I could seeing people packing everything up and heading to the boardwalk to pile into their cars and go home. Some stay, like me, to watch the sunset dip into the ocean that connects us to a new world. As I watched the sunset with its shades of pink and yellow, I could feel myself at one with the world around me. I smile at the people around me who are leaving and they smile back. The funny thing about the beach is that everyone, regardless of the problems present in life, just wants to relax and enjoy a relaxing day at the beach. They come to the beach to escape from life's problems that embarrass them and cause tension in their lives. All everyone 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 immerse our problems in it and forget about them for the day..