A View of the Pacific Ocean
By Val
@valmnz (17095)
New Zealand
June 8, 2016 3:57am CST
Thanks to @Inlemay I have learned that today, 8 June, is World Ocean Day. And, we have been challenged to show the myLot world a glimpse of one of the oceans from where we live.
Well, that caused me a dilemma. My closest ocean is the Tasman Sea, the stretch of water between new Zealand and Australia. Then, just a couple of hours away, on the other side of the country we have the Pacific Ocean.
I have lots of photos of both, but have decided to share this photo of the Pacific from our recent holiday. This is of a remote beach called Opito Bay, up on the Coromandel Peninsula, looking out to the Mercury Islands. We went there for a picnic one day but, much to our surprise, wasps had beaten us to it. So we had lunch in the car, then explored a few other nearby beaches.
So, how about you, do you have an ocean photo you can share with us?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Jun 16
I can't share a body of ocean, Ms. Val but I have this photo of the tranquil waters between our island and a neighboring one which I took this morning.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Jun 16
@valmnz This body of water is called the Tañon Strait which is a sea lane between north and south of the various islands of our country, Ms. Val. I like the photo you posted because that's how we saw your beach fronts when we visited NZ last year.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Jun 16
@valmnz Beyond that island is also the Pacific Ocean.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Jun 16
oh I want to be near that spot! and here is an ocean pic too!
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
10 Jun 16
I love breakwaters, lets us see more of the wildlife.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
10 Jun 16
It's great that you showed people the land as well as the sea. We tell people that CA isn't green, this shows what we mean. Lovely, looks like home.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
8 Jun 16
I have lots of pictures of oceans, since I love them. I live 1/4 mile from the great Pacific Ocean. So here's a picture of the Pacific Ocean from Oahu.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
10 Jun 16
@valmnz People go to Hawaii for their sunsets. While beautiful, if you compare a California sunset to one in Hawaii, CA wins the beauty contest. But, it's all the same ocean, the Pacific, just from the other side.
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@dodo19 (48167)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
8 Jun 16
I wish I live closer to the ocean. I do live close to some water, but it's just a river. Montreal is by the St Lawrence river. Come to think of it, there's also a few other rivers around here. Don't really have any pictures of them though.
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they each have their own story
@silvermist (19701)
• India
8 Jun 16
@valmnz The ocean is beautiful and you have succeeded in capturing the beauty on photo .
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
9 Jun 16
ick to the wasps! beautiful photo, hon. i fear that oceans're very far 'way from my neck'f the woods. 'tis been eons since i've e'en been to one (i'm thinkin' prolly 40 odd years'r so??) 'n thus've no pic's 'f such.
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@msiduri (5687)
• United States
8 Jun 16
That's a lovely photo. @valmnz. I guess the wasps must have liked the area as well. Same thing happened to us with bees one year when we were camping. We tried all the tricks of drawing them off with bowls of water, of building campfires and chasing them away with smoke. We ended up going into town and seeing a movie.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
14 Jun 16
Sorry, I'm rather late. This is the Intercostal, also called Lake Worth, which is a salt water inlet that leads to the Atlantic Ocean on the other side of the buildings. This is the view from our condo in Florida, where we spend our winters. Your photo is awesome! I've been to many oceans, but your view takes the cake!!!
