Beach at Cape Henlopen 1

Beach at Cape Henlopen 1
Originally uploaded by Journey of A Thousand Miles

This is one of my favorite beaches. It is a packin/packout area, which means there are no trash cans available. You carry out everything that you carry in. They do provide plastic bags. Hope you get to put your feet in the sand this summer.

Tiny Crab

Tiny Crab
Originally uploaded by peggyt

A tiny visitor stopped to see what we were doing. He didn't stay long because he is a "Ghost Crab".

An interesting and sad thing happened while we were at the ocean, a dolphin beached itself, rescue workers tried valiantly to save her, but attempts failed after 12 hrs. It appears she had a broken tooth, an ovarian cyst, and a bladder infection. Our illnesses affect ocean mammals as well, and drove her to beach herself. I never considered this before, that they could get female problems the same as us. I was always aware of the dangers of plastic waste in the ocean, teaching my grandchildren to respect the environment. Health is such a vital issue------to everything, plant, animal, or human.

Rhonda's Rambling

I am a beachlover at heart. I enjoy the whole experience-the smell of the ocean, the sand between the toes (sometimes the teeth as well), the sound of the surf hitting the beach, and oh yes -the people. People watching is at its best or at least interesting. I try to get to the ocean as often as possible. I find it interesting that it is called the beach if you go to a Delaware beach and a shore if you visit NJ. My grandchildren and I love to play in the surf, dig for sandcrabs, collect shells, and swim.