The summer temperatures on Cape Cod rarely reach 90. When Boston and the inland areas are 90, the Cape is usually at nice 80 with a sea breeze. (Which is also a top-notch drink my husband makes for the beach – but that’s another story) Today at approximately 1:45 there was breaking news on the TV that Boston hit 100 degrees. Around 2pm as my daughter and I were gathering our beach gear, I knew I to be careful to pick a chair that can take a few waves. There is only one way to sit on the beach when it’s 90 on the cape and that is a solid afternoon of chair surfing. Today I would be watching the tide come in, so the only skill required is to get up and move your chair when the waves reach your neck and sand grates in your teeth. Chair surfing is essential in these high temps because the “quick dip” just relieves the symptoms for a mere five minutes. You really need the submersion of an entire tide cycle to bring your body temperature down to a reasonable level.
As I sit here and look up and down the shoreline dotted by chair surfers, “be still and let the waves crash over you” seems about the only way to survive the hottest afternoon yet this summer. Many times, such as today, there is no other alternative. They shock your hot body, leave all kinds of sand and debris on your chair, but as each one recedes, it grounds your chair legs deeper into the sand, almost anticipating that you will need that for future, stronger waves.
And so, as another day goes by, I spend some time in the surf getting grounded, and ….I have written.
I like the idea, very nice ! It’s one of the nice place for relaxing – the beach. But summer ends so short. I love it.