Life in Sowal is certainly rough! Can think of few places where your daily commute is 20 minutes ........... and has views of the beach and deer and herons along the road.
I gotta say that based on that, I live in paradise, too! My commute to work is 10-15 minutes tops. (School takes about 40 minutes; oh, well.) I usually see deer, foxes, and groundhogs on the way. (I have seen a heron once or twice, though!) Instead of the beach, I have the Blue Ridge.
I love the beach, but, Scooter, you just reminded me how good I have it here!