It was a Delta commerical flight. Looking out the window, it appeared
that we were so close to the ocean we were going to hit it before we
circled around to land on the runway.

So, I was curious whether it was just error in perception, or if we
really were close to the ground/water. Melbourne is near the ocean,
and there are hardly any tall buildings in the area. The approach was
a loop or circle over the ocean and bay to the runway.

Just curious.