slo’s MONDAY 6/16 poll - Going To The Beach 🏖️

[design_mom]

I am definitely not a sunbather (sunburn too easily -- managed to get sunburned on a beach 2 weeks ago in less than 4 hours, while sitting under an umbrella AND wearing SPF 60.)... but I love the sound of the waves, the feel of an ocean breeze, etc. Lake beaches are OK, but not the same as ocean ones. I also love a good rocky beach or mountain stream to explore.

 

[Moliphino]

I loved going to the beach as a kid, but have no real interest in it as an adult.
As a kid, we'd to go to Cape Cod every summer. Occasionally I'd go with friends to a pond in town.
Now if I go somewhere with a beach I'll take a walk on or near it for a bit, but I don't just hang out at the beach all day and I don't do more than dip my feet in. I don't go anywhere FOR a beach. An hour max and I'm done.

 

[TCRAIG]

I love the beach! I prefer a beach on the ocean with nice waves to a beach on a lake or sound. Give me the sand, ocean breeze, waves, drink and a great trashy novel to read and I’m all set!

 

[AppleDumpling]

I live 10 minutes from an ocean beach and go frequently, year round. Mostly I just go for walks. It’s a peaceful spot; I enjoy the sound of the surf and the sea air. Rarely go in the water anymore, although sometimes I’ll dip my feet in. I’ve visited lots of other beaches along the east coast, plus a few in the Caribbean, CA, and HI. I love living close to the water and would miss it if I ever moved someplace inland.

 

[The Mayor]

I grew up a half mile away from the beach in my hometown so me and my friends lived on that beach all summer. I've been to many beaches on the east coast but the one in my hometown was and is my favorite. Don't get to the beach as often as I'd like anymore. I think having a pool has made me lazy about going.

Been to other beaches during vacations in both Hawaii and California.

 

[georgina]

I lived a block away from Lake Erie when I was a kid - we walked to the beach often. Also been in the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Have not spent much time on ocean beaches, have been there (Atlantic) a few times. Have visited family in Florida a few times and spent a day at gulf beaches. Have been to St Lucia, Turks & Caicos, and Aruba

 

[WorldWacky]

We live 10 min from the ocean, less than 20 min from the Long Island Sound. I love the beach, any beach-ocean, bay, lake, etc. I grew up in a landlocked area. We had to travel HOURS to get to the ocean. When I moved to Long Island, I said I’d never take it for granted. We used to go all throughout the summer when the kids were little for hours on end including camping at the beach. Dinners on the beach in the fall too. Now that the kids can go on their own, I have to admit, I don’t go as often as I should.
We have a beach vacation planned for NC in a couple of weeks. It does seem crazy to travel 12 hours to the same ocean that’s 10 min away, but the water temp is still chilly up here.

 

[marthachick]

I’m going to the beach next month for my birthday and I’m pretty excited. I love it!

 

[amcnj]

I always enjoyed the beach, but find I go much less often than I used to.

 

[lovin'fl]

I like the beach a lot. Grew up on the Chesapeake Bay. Parents had a boat and a house on the water. Also did a lot of beach vacays, Ocean City and whatnot. Love being on the water. BUT my Irish hubby is not fond so we aren't at the beach as much as I'd like. When we do beach trips, it's like 1.5 hours at the beach max. When we do cruises, he sits inside on the ship and prefers itins that aren't Caribbean/Bahamas/Mexico. But when we do those itins, we do 1 water outing on the cruise (beach or catamaran or whatnot).

 

[kanne323]

I'm a beach fan, but not a sit on the beach for hours at a time beach fan... more of a walk the beach whenever possible or sit for a few minutes every day to breathe in that salty air. I've mostly been to beaches in New England, Florida, Puerto Rico, eastern Canada (NB and PEI), Ireland, and France, as well as one great lake as a child (Huron.) I can't pick a favorite. My beach is sandy (a rarity in northern New England) but I also love the scenery of rocky beaches, and I love cliffs over beaches.

I live in a beach town- I'm less than half a mile from a popular New England beach, so I'm there often EXCEPT in the summer. It's too crowded and I don't do well in sun! I do try to at least walk on the beach several times a week most of the year. I actually sat in my beach chair for a while on Sunday but it was too cold to really enjoy it.

I grew up spending summers split between the Cape Cod beaches and the family camp on a lake in northern New England. I've never liked swimming in lakes, but I do love kayaking and other boating, and yoga on the dock. I prefer swimming in salt water but I don't actually go into the ocean a ton... New Year's Day for a polar plunge at my beach and then maybe once or twice during the summer (again, too crowded!) and when I'm traveling somewhere with warm water beaches. The coldest beach of my childhood was Scusset (one end of the Cape Cod Canal.) We went there to play and walk the rock jetty but never to put more than a toe in the water.

I recently visited some Bay of Fundy beaches... WOW. Absolutely incredible to see the tidal changes and probably one of my absolute favorite places in the world.

 

[NC Belle]

Grew up in MD on the Chesapeake Bay so lot of beaches and short trips to beaches on the ocean. I enjoyed a picnic on a rocky beach in Ireland and hanging out with the nieces and nephews on couple beaches on a family Christmas Cruise that included Roatan.
The first days of our honeymoon was on a Florida beach almost 29 years ago.