Thursday, June 23, 2016

One of My Favorite Places (by William)

One of my favorite places is the San Clemente beach.  When I first saw the beach, I was filled with excitement.  The beach had big waves crashing on the sand.  San Clemente is the southernmost city in Orange County which makes it the borderline of Orange County and San Diego County. 

When I was at the beach, I helped other kids fish.  I watched two brothers, Lex and Preston fish with their dad.  After watching them pulling one mackerel after another out of the ocean, I said “Wow you guys are quite lucky today.”  Preston replied “Yes I guess we are.  When we catch more than 5 our mom says Holy mackerel!”  It was Lex’s tenth birthday.  They caught about 30 mackerel before we left the pier, and I am guessing they may have caught about 50 mackerel at the end of the day.

A great day for fishing

Another thing I did at the beach was chasing waves.  The first time I chased waves, I was frightened because the waves were so powerful.  As I got used to it, I actually started to like chasing waves.  I got sands stuck on my feet and legs, and they look like the seeds on everything bagels.

The waves are powerful

Sands on my feet look like seeds on everything bagels


The San Clemente beach is on one side of the Pacific Ocean while on the other side, there is Asia, my dad and mom’s birth place.  30 years ago, my dad and mom were kids and they played on the opposite side of the San Clemente beach.  30 years later, I am chasing waves in San Clemente.  I might even ask the ocean if it remembers how my dad and mom looked like when they were kids.

The San Clemente beach is one of my favorite places, and I am definitely in love with it! 

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  3. I am wondering how your Mum and Dad were 30 years ago at the opposite side of beach. My memory goes back when Summer Mama 30 years ago playing at her mother's childhood town little sandy beach with her younger sister and siblings. That was also most fun time of all!

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