![Seal Beach pier](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7437/15904582513_f7ff70f96b_z.jpg)
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the beach. So when my daughter and I had a difficult and stressful day this week, we took advantage of our proximity to the southern California beaches and headed off for an afternoon at the Seal Beach pier.
![Seal Beach playground](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/15904581443_9c2da0028d_z.jpg)
And a little bit of play doesn't hurt, either.
When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
![Seal Beach pier](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/16523718132_8265253dca_z.jpg)
Seal Beach was my favorite when I lived in Southern California. Our north Coast beaches are much different -- less sand and more rocky points. We also have elephant seals at this time of year.
ReplyDeleteI love your northern California beaches! After I gave up on ever getting a tan, sand didn't mean as much to me, and I love the ruggedness of the northern California coast.
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