June 8th was world oceans day, http://worldoceansday.org/ and Ailsa decided it would be the perfect topic for her weekly travel theme. I’m posting this photo not because it is remarkable in itself but because being there had such an impact on me personally. It’s Ghana’s Axim beach and truly beautiful. When I stood there I realised that there was no land fall between me and the South Pole, a strange feeling. I don’t know the distance but from the Golf of Guinea, the South Atlantic and the Southern Ocean to Antarctica a vastness opens up. Checking a map there are some minute islands hundreds of miles west, but that’s it. You probably think I’m crazy now but it was very odd at the time!
Lucid Gypsy 
Cool and refreshing shot!!! Cheers Nonoy Manga
You can’t tell just how wonderfully hot it was can you? thank you 🙂
In metro Manila it’s like a microwave oven by any standard it still look cooler to me.
Love the shot…and that is something to ponder. Maybe I should visit and see how I feel 🙂
You should Ghana is a wonderful welcoming country, ask Reading Pleasure below!
It is interesting how these moments have such an impact. I think it would make me think ‘Wow’!
Yes, wow and then some!
Interesting tale and beautiful shot, Gilly!
Thanks Cathy, just around the corner there is a huge totally unspoilt beach with hardly a soul to be seen!
Nice!! That’s a special secret you don’t want to share with anyone!! 🙂
Ghana’s Axim beach is beautiful. Like a wonderful dream we wish to stay forever. So serene. Like time stood still. Thanks Gilly.
Beautiful it really is yes!
Hi,
A beautiful photo, and I agree it would of been an amazing feeling standing there knowing there was nothing between you and the South Pole. It does look like a beautiful place to go.
A wonderful country all round!
I think standing near palm trees and thinking about the South Pole would make it feel even stranger – to me, at least. What a huge world it is.
Yes standing somewhere that hot thinking of the cold south pole!
It doesn’t do any harm to realise the vastness. Just makes us feel very small – which, of course, we are! Beautiful picture
Absolutely yes, just little grains of sand.
Really stunning photos!
Bless you Naomi!
Don’t think you are crazy at all 🙂 Beautiful photo.
Thanks honey 🙂 but I think I may be a little and thats good!
This is so relaxing. Fine shots!
The Ghanaian coast is heavenly!
It is a great photo gilly…but we all ones that remind us of such moments…and they will always be special to us if not to anyone else
That’s right! it’s such a lovely place 🙂
🙂 it looks it
The palm trees give the ocean hitting a peaceful feeling.
You have a great photo here. Sometimes, we feel like we
do a better shot but in the end it’s the memory or feeling
that the photo evokes that’s important. Just magical …
Hugs,
Izzy xox
Yes, its quite ordinary but not to me!x:-)x
Really lovely, Gilly, and made all the lovelier by your realisation while you were there. It is a lifelong dream of mine to visit Antarctica, so I would probably have thought the same thing standing there 🙂
If ever you do look direct north and think of Ghana!
It’s a deal!
Did not realize Ghana has beautiful beaches. Thanks, Gilly!
Wonderful, empty and unspoilt with some nice little resorts!
Wow!! That’s so beautiful about Ghana’s Axim beach :D. Hope u did enjoy your stay?
I wish I had stayed longer!
Lovely shot – I can hear the waves washing against, rocks and feel the warmth of the sun, smell the sea breeze. It’s humbling to think of the vast stretch of ocean which separates this lovely beach from the Antarctic. Thank you, Gilly 🙂
So glad you liked it honey, thank you!
Beautiful!
Thank you for visiting 🙂
Beautiful!
Thanks Tessa 🙂
Outside of the fact that the beach (and the photo!) are absolutely stunning —
it makes perfect sense that you should be awed by the vast expanse of empty water between you and the South Pole. Just reading about it is awesome!
Thank you,it does make sense doesn’t it, the sheer vastness of it…
Love this…oh how I wish I were there! It’s raining cats and dogs by me today 🙂
I wish I was somewhere warm, hope you get some sun too 🙂