question: Maybe it was because I was at a book sale at Mac today , and it spurred memories of browsing through clearance books at the Carleton bookstore ( their clearance section had quite a few art books and I used to be excited by the books I acquired . Meanwhile , I 'd been looking forward to the book sale but was mostly disappointed by the selection . I did walk away with two art books though -- Face and Installation Art In The New Millenium , which made me happy enough ) .
Q: What type of books do I like ?

answer: I like books on art .

question: Tonight , when I came home from work , I stepped out of my car to the smell of the ocean . Not the acrid smell of rotting seaweed and fish but that crisp clean smell of salt and sea and it called me to the shore . As I stood down on the docks that are at the end of my street , I could see the tide was out and in the disappearing sunlight I was drawn back to a wonderful visit from my parents two summers ago and a day trip up the sea coast of New Hampshire and Maine . My step - dad and I share a special love for seafood .
Q: Where is the narrator reminiscing from ?

answer: The narrator is on the docks .

question: I am already to start booking my trip for next year . They were having a surf competition here as well today . there were some good waves and surfers . Nothing big but enough . Ohh I saw manta rays jumping out of the water into the air and splashing back down ... it was so awesome I have never see that before ... probably like less than 30 yards away ... so cool .
Q: Why have they already began to book their next trip ?

answer:
They want to plan their trip in advance .