That One Place, That One Memory

Do you ever want that one place that you can escape to and for once you can feel at peace with no worries, problems and remember who you really are? I have yet to find that peaceful place I can visit to whenever I feel stressed or down but I have visited some places that have made me feel exactly that. For an example, Rest Bay, Porthcawl, South Wales. A seaside my family go to at least once when we visit. It's not a trip to Wales if we haven't been to that particular beach. When we drive up and I begin to see the rocks that remind me of climbing on when I was a child trying to find interesting sea creatures that were left behind in the tide or when I would smell the sea air or see those waves that reminded me of the fun days swimming there,  I feel complete. It's weird how one beach can make me feel that way but at this beach there is so much history in my family for generations. My mom had holidays there when she was a child and my Nana also did and so on. I remember all those day trips with the family there were we set up our umbrella, beach chairs, blankets beside a area with a a big puddle of left over water when the tide went out, and awesome rock area to climb. Oh being a kid again, when you can spend hours playing in your own imagination.When I walk along the water line with my shoes sinking in the sand and watching the waves just lets me think all my problems away. No city noises or crowds of people just the sound of the waves and the wind blowing. This kind of moment I call peaceful. Just wish you can have more of those peaceful moments in life.  This is year I also enjoyed taking pictures and found enjoyment. I am not a professional photographer or have a fancy expensive camera but I can see my pictures being beautiful. Rest Bay, Porthcawl, South Wales is on my top ten lists of peaceful places to visit. 

I also remember this one moment where I met a girl. I was really young so it surprises me I still remember that one moment. It's just a flash of it but every time I go there I am reminded of that mement. I tell that story every time I visit there whoever is with me. I wonder if anyone has noticed I mention it every time or its just not as interesting to them as it is to me so they forget. But I will never forget it. The tide was in and when the tide was fully in, there was no sand to walk on so you stand on some rocks and watch the waves. I remember standing on this one rock and I was throwing in pebbles into the water when this girl came up beside me. I remember her telling me her name was Jenna and we became best friends instantly. You know when you are young and you could make best friends in a second with meeting them. It was one of those moments. The last thing I can see in that flash of memory is us throwing pebbles into the sea. Why does that moment make me smile every time I visit there and it reminds me of it? I really don't know but it's a memory that I know that will always make me smile no matter what. It must of been special to be a memory that I haven't forgotten about and never will.