On a recent June whale watching evening, somewhere between the United States and Canada, the sun set. Though the boat barreled back to Victoria, British Columbia with speed and determination, the sunset lingered, colors and clouds mingling in slow-motion, northern lights fashion.
Seven months earlier and thousands of miles south along the Pacific coastline, the sun also set, showcasing fiery, tropical color at the Central Pacific coastline of the Puntarenas region in Costa Rica.
Maybe there will be a next time. That next time might be even further south or perhaps mid-way on the Pacific coast, and either will deliver equal beauty and awe.
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Gorgeous takes, Tina! 🤩
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Thanks, Eliza–the clouds cooperated!
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Those are both so gorgeous!!!
I’ve never seen a Pacific sunset, but I’d like to one day 🙂
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It is special to see a sunset over an expanse of water like the Pacific. But just two evenings ago, I witnessed just as stunning a sunset in my own neighborhood. Gorgeous sunsets (and sunrises!) occur all the time, we just have to take notice!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks, Judy!
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Woo hoo sunsets!
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Woo hoo!
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What a wonderful performance we are treated to daily, courtesy of this wonder-ful planet.
Wishing you many more awe-inspiring sunsets.
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Thanks Tanja–and to you as well!
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Thank you, Tina. 🙏
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I really enjoyed the contrast between the ‘cool’ sunset and the one filled with warmth. The second certainly resembles our skies, especially in summer and even more especially during times when storms are roaming around.
Pacific sunsets were easy to get used to, but when I lived in West Africa, it was oddly disorienting to see the sun setting over the Atlantic. I never could figure out why, since east is east and west is west!
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Both sunsets were beautiful, but so different! Interesting what you said about viewing the setting sun from the Atlantic! I’m guessing that intellectually, you just couldn’t quite understand why the sun was setting over that ocean!
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I think it was something deeper than that. I really believe we imprint on our original landscapes, like a bird imprinting on a parent. My suspicion is that our sense of direction gets imprinted, too. I always have to do a ‘double think’ when I come across someone from the southern hemisphere posting about their winter weather in July!
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