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Atlantic Ocean beach

After leaving tourist town I headed for the ocean road, but was immediately diverted. Detour wound through closely built large homes, narrow & curvy

All the very narrow streets to the ocean were barricaded. No one outside, so much tree shade around all the houses, looked expensive. Finally an open street led me to the only parking space on street. I didn't see the No Parking sign until now, appears no one can ever park there.

Standing on sidewalk aside my truck, looking north at giant seaside hotel. The local Tri-Atherton, run/bike/swim had just finished, participants tired. On right a beach or roundish blue gray 2” smooth rocks.

From sidewalk wall are the dark blue 3inch decorative rocks spread down to very small sand beach and to jetting up shore rock formations. I sat on hard rock, small ocean waves splashing feet as I took this arty photo.

View from my parking space looking south. See the two sea gulls? I took my rock from this photo place & Robin's rock under big house (pine trees).

Stone sea wall of big white house (pine trees). USA flag flies tattered and torn.

I sat on the ocean rocks absorbed by the waves' sound and the distant horizon. Then I noticed this small bobbing "dot", which became the man & kayak. Must be very lightweight as he carried from water to car roof by his self.

Arty photo: ancient upheaval framing man's marvelous constructions. These dark, ancient rocks really fascinated me, such upheaval, not a place to be at that time.

I sat on these rocks and tried with my might to loosen one. Cracks and layers, yet frozen solid by molecular bonding, otherwise the tourists would have them.

The road was built right up to the water, large boulders as seawall against sidewalk. See my truck to the right of the waving USA flag. Storm clouds began coming in.

Nearly out of film I realized I hadn't shown the homes, so many large houses I had to figure many were built as summer retreats for wealthy New Yorkers.

The air cool and damp, rain was predicted so I opted to head west, ending trip up Maine coast. Heading out I wondered, "Some important white couple?"

Two miles along main highway, it dawned on me I had not a photo of me at the Atlantic Ocean, so I took a side trip. Followed city road signs to the Public Beach Parking, which was sandy & nice, but cost to park = $8; public bathroom available too. Many families with children on sand and water’s edge and then men sitting in lawn chairs along a very long pier fishing.

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