The long lasting trauma experienced by the students in that boat and some of their subsequent travels have made me very conscious of the dangers awaiting those who build their homes along shore lines subject to tides and floods. I do enjoy countless hours in my wheelchair to watch long playing video recordings by loved ones as they travel along the shores of Oregon, California, Maine and Mexico. I feel the spray in my face and hear the crashing of the waves against the rocks. I see the shells roll and turn in the shallow waters while the sandpipers run this way and that. Little children hold a parent's hand to wade into the incoming surf as they try to capture the bit of foam loafing on the sand.
High tides hold no fears at such times.