For someone who loves the ocean, I now live somewhere that is hundreds of miles from it! In England, I could drive for 30-45 minutes to the seaside. The salty air, the granular feel of the sand, the sound of lapping waves, has always been my happy place. In Alberta, the closest I can come to that is a lake. The larger the better.
On our recent road trip to Cold Lake, I was delighted to have the ability to walk down to the harbour in the early morning and evening and hear the water lapping. I also discovered a tiny cove with a sandy beach. I sat there, with my eyes closed and imagined the ocean. The air was not briny but it was close to perfect. I dipped my toes into the water and wiggled them in the sand. Such moments evoke happy memories for me.
Sammie as always, was happy to explore and sniff.
We may not always understand why we are drawn to a particular element, but water is certainly mine. However, if I look up the element I should respond to, it is air. I can sort of understand that salty air is a favorite, but it has always been water for me from childhood. I can watch flowing streams, rivers and waterfalls for hours – my first love has always been the ocean though. I am drawn to it. Interesting enough, my spirit animal is a dolphin, which seems to be counter intuitive to an air sign to my way of thinking.
What is your favourite element? Does it correspond to your star sign element?
Time spent in our element allows us to relax, to re-energize and to refresh. This particular #GoEastofEdmonton road trip certainly gave me that and more. And, of course, we collected all the stickers for the game too.
The Go East of Edmonton game has allowed us to explore new places, sights and scenery. If you want to play along go to https://goeastofedmonton.com/itineraries-roadtrips/roadtrip-adventure-game/
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