Beach house - does any location meet these criteria?
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Anonymous
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DH has finally agreed that we can get a beach house but the criteria seem impossible. Does any location meet all of these factors?
-Beachy (ocean, not lake) -Not hurricane-prone -Less than 6 hour flight (ideally direct; doesn't have to be US) -Warm all year (i.e., not MA, ME, etc.) Ideas welcome! |
Anonymous
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The ABC islands in the Caribbean-Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao.
Not hurricane proof but less likely to have them. |
Anonymous
| Costa Rica? |
Anonymous
+1 they’re basically hurricane proof given positioning relative to the hurricane belt. |
Anonymous
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Key west? Oddly doesn't seem that hurricane prone. Direct flights under 3 hours. Not much beach, though, compared to some other places.
I've also been to Turks & Caicos and st kitts, and the flights weren't crazy long. |
Anonymous
Key West is definitely in a bad location for hurricanes. |
Anonymous
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West coast of Mexico/Baja
Belize/Honduras Panama I like the suggestion of Bonaire/Curacao, if the flights from the DC area are not too long |
Anonymous
| Southern California |
Anonymous
| OP here. These are great suggestions. Thanks, everyone! |
Anonymous
| San Diego |
Anonymous
| I'd consider Kiawah |
Anonymous
| Santa Barbara |
Anonymous
| Gulf coast of Florida? |
Anonymous
| Bald Head Island is gorgeous - right on the border betwen North and South Carolina. 6 hour drive to the ferry from DC. Very tight but friendly island community. 80% of the island is a nature conservancy. Architecture is charming -- Southern Living type. Two clubs, one grocery store, a few restaurants and bars, a very old lighthouse, a chapel. You can't swim in the winter, but we wear shorts most of the time in January. |
Anonymous
| On BHI, you can swim April through October. |