Please explain east coast beach vacations to me

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Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

Hot tub? Lol.

Personally, I find the 75 degree Bethany water chilly. I prefer to swim in the Caribbean. Nothing beats the warm turquoise water in Antigua or some such. You haven’t experienced a superb beach until you’ve spent days on empty beaches in the Caribbean. My kids and I have been spoiled.

right, you limit your “outdoorsiness” to your two weeks of expensive and exclusive vacationing in the Caribbean. This is what passes for East Coast beach vacations, lol. that should give OP insight.

You’re making an assumption.

I’m wondering if you live in Dcumlandia? Everyone is a runner. Everyone belongs to a gym and has a home gym. Everyone’s kids play travel sports.

There are cyclists who are so committed to their sport that they’ve damaged their fertility.

Golf widows are a real thing. Are you not among the country club set?

Women who play tennis at the club are cutthroat.

Horseback riding is very popular in the affluent burbs.

Urban hiking is a thing.

Don’t you know any people who have cycled through quaint villages in Europe?

Don’t you know any marathoners? They’re everywhere.

Owning a boat and jet skis is typical for those who own beach houses and lake houses.

But I digress. Yes, we love going to the Caribbean as well as local beaches.

Re: the bizarre debate over trees - American forests are lovely, but they don’t hold a candle to European forests or the lush rolling green sheep-dotted hills of the English countryside with quaint stone villages.

What a bizarre take. No euro forest is as grand as PacNW/CA forests.

Then why aren't you there now- rapelling down a redwood rather than typing away on a DC area parenting forum? What a total fake.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_cover_by_state_and_territory_in_the_United_States

East Coast is far greener.

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https://www.jacadatravel.com/all/travel-guides/most-beautiful-forests-in-the-world/

Scotland made the list of the world’s most beautiful forests. Sadly, the west coast did not.

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I step away for an hour and you guys are arguing about trees? Y'all, come on. 😄

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Anonymous wrote:I step away for an hour and you guys are arguing about trees? Y'all, come on. 😄

It was bound to happen once the West Coast gang quickly lost the fight on beaches.

East Coasters are seemingly winning the tree fight as well.

Next up: seafood. I say East Coast wins that one, too.

What else can we debate? East Coast wins re: education and political awareness.

Let’s throw the West Coast a bone. Thoughts?

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Yes but most people don’t do those activities. Southern OBX (Rodanthe to Hatteras) is where you want to go. Surfing, windsurfing, kite boarding, kayaking, paddle boarding surf fishing, offshore fishing, scuba diving & snorkeling (plenty of wrecks).

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Coming from the Midwest, I don’t really have a horse in this race, but for god’s sake, you lie on the beach. You do not lay on the beach, unless you are engaging in sexual activity.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.jacadatravel.com/all/travel-guides/most-beautiful-forests-in-the-world/

Scotland made the list of the world’s most beautiful forests. Sadly, the west coast did not.

WTF is “Jacada”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

Hot tub? Lol.

Personally, I find the 75 degree Bethany water chilly. I prefer to swim in the Caribbean. Nothing beats the warm turquoise water in Antigua or some such. You haven’t experienced a superb beach until you’ve spent days on empty beaches in the Caribbean. My kids and I have been spoiled.

right, you limit your “outdoorsiness” to your two weeks of expensive and exclusive vacationing in the Caribbean. This is what passes for East Coast beach vacations, lol. that should give OP insight.

It would be much better if they could go to the Ramada Inn in Avila, California. Now THAT would be truly living. World class stuff.

are you confusing the great outdoors with “class”? And Ocean City and Myrtle Beach are your ideas of class? Ok.

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Anonymous wrote:I step away for an hour and you guys are arguing about trees? Y'all, come on. 😄

It was bound to happen once the West Coast gang quickly lost the fight on beaches.

East Coasters are seemingly winning the tree fight as well.

Next up: seafood. I say East Coast wins that one, too.

What else can we debate? East Coast wins re: education and political awareness.

Let’s throw the West Coast a bone. Thoughts?

I'm an east coaster buuuuuut:

Tacos, produce, wine, better looking people, weather, and national parks (I love Acadia but Yosemite/Sequoia/Joshua Tree has it beat).

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Anonymous wrote:Yes but most people don’t do those activities. Southern OBX (Rodanthe to Hatteras) is where you want to go. Surfing, windsurfing, kite boarding, kayaking, paddle boarding surf fishing, offshore fishing, scuba diving & snorkeling (plenty of wrecks).

OP here. Thank you, I’ll check these out!

Obviously this thread has gone wildly off track with people either misunderstanding the question or answering in bad faith. I don’t think Cannon Beach is a great vacation; it’s actually pretty unpleasant. I left home for reasons. I’m just trying to understand how to make best of local-ish vacations given that I don’t want to do the towel-under-umbrella thing.

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Anonymous wrote:^^Do you even know what kudzu is? The fact that you cant appreciate a beautiful walk through the woods is SAD. Never call yourself an outdoor enthusiast again because you're NOT. Also, how many people live right next to Big Sur? most east coasters are a 20 minute drive from a wooded path, but you have to drive hours along the PCH to get to Big Sur.

I like the woods OK. But you’re deluding yourself if you think that’s the same as hiking out west. Where there are also woods btw, but they are majestic redwoods or ancient live oaks, not junk-tree glades by the highway.

There are majestic redwoods in designated state parks that are usually highly protected and you have to drive for hours to be able to reach. I spent a lot of time out west so i know exactly how it is. I'll definitely take an easy drive to a STUNNING tree lined, green glen any day, over driving for hours to see ONE view

ok throw down - where are all these “stunning” forests 20 minuted from
metro DC?

Great Falls, and the historic home of Frederick Douglass, and Monticello, and the views you see kayaking along the Potomac, and Chesapeake views in Maryland, and drive a few hours to hike Old Rag, Luray, Skyline Drive...

I’ve been to every single one of those, and none of them are as spectacular or any more accessible than what you can get to from most places on the West Coast. If you think Great Falls is the equal of Big Sur, well ...

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I have a house on the Jersey Shore.

We go to the beach (yes, we swim).
We go boating or sailing.
Our neighbors are "seasonal" too so we only see them in the summer, our back yards "connect" so the summer is just a big backyard party, the adults all hang out and the kids all run around together.
Go to the boardwalk.
Fishing/crabbing.

I'm glad it's almost memorial day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Throughout the year, the water temperature in Avila Beach does not rise above 68°F and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming.

^^^From the interweb.

right. if I want a hottub I’ll go to the Ramada Inn.

Hot tub? Lol.

Personally, I find the 75 degree Bethany water chilly. I prefer to swim in the Caribbean. Nothing beats the warm turquoise water in Antigua or some such. You haven’t experienced a superb beach until you’ve spent days on empty beaches in the Caribbean. My kids and I have been spoiled.

right, you limit your “outdoorsiness” to your two weeks of expensive and exclusive vacationing in the Caribbean. This is what passes for East Coast beach vacations, lol. that should give OP insight.

You’re making an assumption.

I’m wondering if you live in Dcumlandia? Everyone is a runner. Everyone belongs to a gym and has a home gym. Everyone’s kids play travel sports.

There are cyclists who are so committed to their sport that they’ve damaged their fertility.

Golf widows are a real thing. Are you not among the country club set?

Women who play tennis at the club are cutthroat.

Horseback riding is very popular in the affluent burbs.

Urban hiking is a thing.

Don’t you know any people who have cycled through quaint villages in Europe?

Don’t you know any marathoners? They’re everywhere.

Owning a boat and jet skis is typical for those who own beach houses and lake houses.

But I digress. Yes, we love going to the Caribbean as well as local beaches.

Re: the bizarre debate over trees - American forests are lovely, but they don’t hold a candle to European forests or the lush rolling green sheep-dotted hills of the English countryside with quaint stone villages.

I can really, really see you don’t get it. But sure, if you are extremely wealthy and have a beach house and can go to Europe every summer I’m sure that’s a nice life. The point of living out West is access to amazing nature and outdoor activities every day, without having to jet off to Chamonix or drive 4 hrs to “OBX”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I step away for an hour and you guys are arguing about trees? Y'all, come on. 😄

It was bound to happen once the West Coast gang quickly lost the fight on beaches.

East Coasters are seemingly winning the tree fight as well.

Next up: seafood. I say East Coast wins that one, too.

What else can we debate? East Coast wins re: education and political awareness.

Let’s throw the West Coast a bone. Thoughts?

Yes, East Coast is best. That’s why it’s hemorrhaging people while the West grows.

https://eig.org/news/a-decade-of-uneven-population-growth-the-rise-of-the-mountain-west-and-the-fading-of-the-northeast