Boccadasse Storm, Italy

Boccadasse Storm, Italy, originally uploaded by - di.

I loved this series ...

I was out at Boccadasse 4 or 5 times and each time the mood and the sea offered me something different.

The Coast, Genova

Boccadasse Storm III, originally uploaded by - di.

Later, I heard that this storm was the worst in 8 years and I saw evidence of it where ever I went, from broken boats through to jetsam and flotsam littering beaches and rocky shores where ever I went.

Boccadasse Storm II, Italy

Boccadasse Storm II, originally uploaded by - di.

The wind was pummeling me during these shots but I couldn't walk away ...

Nervi, Genova, Italy

Nervi, Genova, Italy, originally uploaded by - di.

And then there was this view from the public walkway out at Nervi.

It was so very good to see this kind of sea again. It reminded me of the New Zealand coastline near Nelson ... enough to tear up but whether that was homesickness or the pure joy of being next to the sea, who knows.