On our last day in the Gulf, we were finished with our work. I wanted to take Neko to the beach so she could see for herself what was going on.
We were pleasantly surprised with what we saw. Kimberly had told us that all the beach cities were working every night to get the beaches as clean as they could by morning. Everywhere we went, we saw these huge booms in the water surrounding the beach, trying to keep the oil from coming inland. We saw no signs of oil on the beach, other than this one bottle, which could have easily been coated with something else. Convoys of volunteers kept driving by, and helicopters circled on a regular basis.
I applaud the folks in charge of cleaning the beaches, as they’re doing a spectacular job. I even felt confident enough to let Neko strip down and take a quick romp in the ocean (man, it’s hard to keep that kid out of the water). We even saw little fish swimming in the surf.
I do wonder what’s going on further out in the ocean, beyond the booms, where we can no longer see. But it seems, in the meantime, Mother Nature is trying her best to take care of those problems. Crossing fingers it stays that way.