How would you describe an ocean wave? As a sound, an event, a fact, a thing? I for one would opt for the sound, because this is what is still with me after a one day mini-adventure at the Atlantic coast, specifically Bethany Beach. That day I discovered that the Atlantic is an "unlucky" ocean compared to the Pasific, because it does not have a sun set. The sun sets on the Western horizon. Yet, the same sun rises over the Atlantic, so if I am on the beach early early in the morning, this means I will finally be able to catch a glimpse of this....eh, no I will not use magical as I overused it in my blog and elsewhere, wondrous.., let me check the thesaurus in a sec, ok, this means I will finally be able to catch a glimpse of this wondrous vastness. For us, a one day trip meant we were at the beach around 5 pm, had only 2 hours to enjoy the ocean, and then felt compelled to leave Bethany Beach for Ocean City - and this is where the wondrous vastness was awaiting us, where we were least expecting it. Behind a barely noticeable roadside restaurant that we randomly picked because we had to eat. There was a long line of hungry vacationers in front of it, yet we were determined to set our foot in. Not just because we were hungry but because we noticed why all these people were waiting. BJ's was on the water, overlooking the West, and on the horizon, right behind the swamp on which our deck extended, was the vastness: it was the perfect time and place to watch the sun set in the wilderness. In the swamp glimmering beneath us, geese and ducks and seagulls were paddling in peaceful coexistence, we laughed at the Canadian geese, which looked elegant and funny and a little lost as they tried to reach the grass at the bottom of the swamp with their long necks - their bodies occasionally bumped into each other, unable to see the traffic above. We had to wait for 40 minutes before a table was ready for us, and by pure chance, it overlooked the red giant sun slowly sinking into the horizon. Next time, I know what I will do - arrive early enough to catch the sunrise.