You don’t have to go far to pause and refresh. There again from time to time travelling afar brings new experiences which are not necessarily weather-dependent. Indeed, for me the muted tones in February provide a perfect backdrop to savour the effect of crashing waves.
[A little ‘movie’ I just made from videos I have taken over the years. I visited the Galapagos once in 2004. I am often in France.]
The sea and nature can be powerful and evocative. Sounds, sights, and moments become imprinted in our memories. The senses are stimulated. Sometimes you can still feel or sense the sea spray on the face. Sometimes we need to refresh and clear a clouded head to put things in perspective, be in the present and ponder the future.
This could be a good time to pause to reflect or to go out and get some more of this:
Sea spray – aerosols produced by bubble-bursting caused by high-speed winds over seawater.
Susurration – the sound sea waves make when they reach the shore.
Spindrift – sea spray blown from cresting waves by the wind.
by Dr Julie Charlesworth 11/02/2026