The Leaping Ocean

I stare out at the sea at sunset with Gaius, and he tries to describe the various types of creature he sees in the waves. Some are simple, like Crabs and so on, but others are much more difficult to place. Strange beasts like starfish with some spindly antennae or legs sticking out of their heads, for instance. Surrounding us behind, left and right are sheer cliffs of igneous rock, in which are carved out the friendly doorframes of Georgian tenements, at which friendly women in traditional garb smile at us. Then, unexpectedly, the tide draws way back, as if anticipating a Tsunami. On the horizon we see the ocean leap into the sky and arc towards us refracting the golden glow of the sun as it does.