The ocean is a very large part of my life. The entire California coast from south to north, and the Bay - I was just at the Bay in Oakland on Friday. The SoCal beaches tend to be warmer; as you go north the beaches are colder and foggier, usually. The coast is magnificent, wherever you are. Also, I've been on the Oregon coast, which was gorgeous.

I've also been to the magnificent Mediterranean in Israel, and to the Dead Sea with the huge salt formations (that isn't an ocean, though, come to think of it). I saw the Red Sea - fascinating because of the ocean life.
I saw the Atlantic from dear, dear Ireland. Poetic. A dream.

My hope for humankind is that every person gets to experience the ocean somewhere, at some time.