Sequoia Coast I'm leaving home for the coastline, some place under the sun

Wulfwynn followed the curiously thick scent of salt and water in the air, it seemed the call was leading her towards the mystery smell. She had never sniffed such a thing and her curiosity propelled her forward in seeking it out. The wildling journeyed through the forest, soon the trees began to thin and grow fewer the closer to the scent she approached. 

It suddenly slammed her hard and Wulfwynn gawked wide eyed at what she saw once she crowned over the hill. A huge meadow of water stretched for must be forever into the distance, the horizon twinkling under the sun. She'd never known such a thing could exist! 

She rushed forward, scrambling across rocks and ravines before a new sensation squished its way inbetween her toes. It felt gritty, like thousands of tiny stones. Wulfwynn lifted a paw up curiously, wiggling the odd golden dirt free. Wulfwynn turned her eyes back towards the water, where she at last realized was where the scent came from.

Feeling thirsty from her trip, Wulfwynn licked her lips eagerly as she approached to have herself a nice, cooling drink. She dipped her muzzle down and stuck her tongue out.

Lap! Lick! Lap!

Wulfwynn's eyes widened.

"BLEIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Why did it taste so bad?!