News — TravelsNearAndFar

And because I'm lucky enough to live where I do, I enjoy many opportunities to go to the beach. The Pacific Northwest beach, that is. Where endless heaps of gigantic beach logs and acres of flat stones are the norm, and smooth expanses of dry sand are a rare commodity indeed. Where year-round attire features polar fleece. Even over your swim suit. Where the pale sun and brisk winds combine to put sunbathers at risk of not so much sunburn as hypothermia. Where I have often huddled in my hoodie, wrapped up in a beach towel, and dreamed of lying...