The seeming endlessness of the sea

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After a lot of snow pretty much buried our farm in the last couple of days, we decided to accept a three-week wall building job on an island nearby. During the two hour drive, it was once again amazing to see the climate change as we were getting closer to the west coast. Snow turned to slush, slush soon turned to rain and we were lucky enough to get some sunshine as we parked up the machinery at our destination. As our poor dogs had been stuck in the car all morning, I decided to take them out for a walk straight away. And there it was: the sea. The edge of land, after which hundreds and thousands of miles of sea flows and runs and carries all its creatures across. I have tremendous awe for the sea. It's depth and size have always made me cautious and a little bit unsure. What's down there? What's ahead? What is the weather going to do? I know these are normal conciderations to have on land as well, (except for the down there bit), but water does seem to enclose me more than land. My partner has a very different idea of the sea, which I admire. He sees it as an enormous highway, a freedom of movement and destination like no other. I would like to use these three weeks to get rid of my caution (up to a healthy dose of course), and look at the vast amount of water in a different way. What is your relationship with the sea? (The photo is an old one I found when we moved into the old house)