Feb-22-2012, 03:47 AM (UTC)
Valarya, you don't need to go to the sea for that. Last summer I was in the mountains and went down a side road, after sunset and moonset, just so that I could see the world lit only by starlight. (Like the time before the Lamps, if you've read the Silmarillion). It was beautiful, but rather dimly lit for me. Our eyes lose half their remaining night vision every 7 years, starting at age 35, which was quite a while ago for me. The sky was fabulous, the Milky Way was like spilt milk.
But as for me, my heart is with the Sea, and I will dwell by the grey shores until the last ship sails.