Please explain east coast beach vacations to me

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There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

Completely agree. And the bleak. brown summers of SoCal can never compare to the lush verdant glory of east coast summers! I was so thrilled to move back!

[Anonymous]

The beach is never boring. If the water is warm then you don’t need lots of activities

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DS and DH would stay in the ocean from 8 am to 5 pm if they didn’t need to eat. I enjoy reading the day away and going in ocean for a few 30 minute stints throughout the day.

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The main reason we enjoy East coast beaches is that we enjoy swimming and playing in the ocean.

The ocean changes every day. Some days it's rough, some days it looks like a lake, some days you don't go in past your knees. It even changes hour to hour. If you actually SWIM in the ocean, and enjoy it, you learn all about tides etc. It's interesting, but slower than wind surfing.

My 10 year old and her cousins spend HOURS swimming and splashing and diving under waves. I join them for a bit, and then sit in a chair and watch them while I dry off. The smaller kids play in the sand and the surf, but keep their feet on the ground.

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Anonymous wrote:I spend four hours sitting under an umbrella while my kids dig in the sand, make sand castles, body surf in the waves, throw footballs and frisbees, walk down the beaches to scout crabs, shells, neat castles and sand sculptures, etc. then we pack up, go back to the house , and the kids fall asleep after two bites of dinner, and are out for the night. I stay up watching movies, sipping wine on the porch, or maybe playing cards or games with the adults.
That’s an east coast beach vacation.

You do that every day for 7 days, unless it rains then you sit inside and watch TV. Boring.

NP. What, you're the Wicked Witch of the West, who melts in water? I don't mind a rainy walk in the beach, or reading on the enclosed deck in a cozy thunderstorm.

Boring people get bored. I'm never bored, because I know how to enjoy whatever a day brings my way.

You're boring and you don't know it.

NP. You're obnoxious, crazy, and stupid, and don't know it. That's way worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m white and don’t get why white people want to bake in the sun past age 20. It’s so uncomfortable and you have to cover up and constantly reapply sunblock. Then you still end up looking old and damaging your skin

I'm white and I love the sun. I use sunscreen and cover up as needed, but nothing feels better to me than a hot, sunny day spent outside. I'm not going to creep around inside all summer like a cave-dweller just to have nicer looking skin when I'm old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oregon sure has a cult of personality.

My parents live in Virginia Beach, oceanside in the north end (I know, gross according to DCUM). This is what they, their neighbors and us (when we visit).

Before 10am you can take your dog on the beach as well as surf in the water in the North End (otherwise you have to go down go 5th street to surf between 10-6). Are the waves huge, no, but there are plenty of local surfers there (my son included). People will run on the beach in the morning, super peaceful.

All other times you can paddle board, kayak or wind surf (there are tons of wind surfers, where you basically strap a harness to a parachute and have your feet strapped into a small board and just surf on the water and air). I see so many men and women wind surfers (my friend who lives down there does it almost every day, big problem is only walking back from where you started). The early morning is the best time to see dolphins.

Anyone can boogie or sand board all day long.

There are two large state parks in Virginia Beach (the one on the bay and ICC and the one that divides Virginia Beach from Corolla). There is the marine museum, ice cream, the indoor sky diving place, you can charter a boat, you can go on a dolphin tour, you can fish downtown on the pier, you can go crabbing in the bay, rent jet skis, ride your bike everywhere (its bike friendly), etc.

There are plenty of things to do, including water sports. Oregon doesn't have a "lock" on being water sports people. GMAB with that. You can even find tons of sports and other activities in one of DCUM's favorite destinations to trash, Virginia Beach.

All well said.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

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I love the west coast, but I also love DC summers. Who is literally dying from heat stroke? What a bizarre, melodramatic perspective. I barely use the a/c in summer and love the hot weather. That's actually my main complaint about CA weather - no proper summer heat! In LA it's okay away from the beach, but the coastline is never hot enough. And SF doesn't get summer at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oregonlive.com/travel/2020/05/crowds-return-to-cannon-beach-as-oregon-coast-town-begins-to-reopen.html%3foutputType=amp

“Crowds return to Cannon Beach.” Lol.

That’s not a crowd.

um, are you under the impression that crowded beaches are an amenity?

Sometimes yes. Sometimes I am in the mood for something secluded such as Corolla or Ocracoke, other times I enjoy the liveliness and fun of a crowded beach with lots of shops and a boardwalk. Luckily on the east coast we have plenty of both to choose from!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

I mean yeah, if you’re wealthy enough to have a view of the potomac from your house, I’m sure it’s nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

Completely agree. And the bleak. brown summers of SoCal can never compare to the lush verdant glory of east coast summers! I was so thrilled to move back!

yeah, nothing like having to stay inside because the heat could literally kill you in DC ...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m white and don’t get why white people want to bake in the sun past age 20. It’s so uncomfortable and you have to cover up and constantly reapply sunblock. Then you still end up looking old and damaging your skin

Ever heard of hats? Tents? Umbrellas? Going back to the beach house for lunch? We don't "bake in the sun," we are under three umbrellas. Are you a time traveler from the 1980s with oil and a foil sun reflector?

being stuck under three umbrellas on a hot crowded beach for hours ... not my idea of fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
There's absolutely no comparison between DC and West Coast when it comes to weather. In many places on the west coast, you can be outdoors year-round, whereas we have months in DC when you could literally die from a heat stroke. It's kind of sad to think that being limited to going out at 6am and dusk are anyone's idea of a city with great access to outdoor activities and nature. I'll say it again - people who live here literally don't know what they are missing.

This whole thread makes me laugh.

I lived in Silicon Valley for five years. Yes, the weather is amazing year round. But I could not wait to get back to the mid Atlantic! I love having four seasons. I love the cities and energy and people and nature and beaches and bays and trees and activities and history and all of it.

I'm glad I lived in California for a few years when I was younger. I know some people love it and can't imagine living anywhere else. I hope those people continue to love it!
In the meantime, I'm sitting on my deck looking at the river, and can't imagine living anywhere else either.

I mean yeah, if you’re wealthy enough to have a view of the potomac from your house, I’m sure it’s nice.

But pretty much everyone with a house here at least can have a lovely, lush, green yard with tall trees that's just gorgeous. You should see most of the yards in Los Angeles, for example, or most of the west coast. Just so dumpy and brown everywhere. The biggest tree being a palm tree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.oregonlive.com/travel/2020/05/crowds-return-to-cannon-beach-as-oregon-coast-town-begins-to-reopen.html%3foutputType=amp

“Crowds return to Cannon Beach.” Lol.

That’s not a crowd.

um, are you under the impression that crowded beaches are an amenity?

Sometimes yes. Sometimes I am in the mood for something secluded such as Corolla or Ocracoke, other times I enjoy the liveliness and fun of a crowded beach with lots of shops and a boardwalk. Luckily on the east coast we have plenty of both to choose from!

Yup. My kids love to play with other kids at the beach. Other times we like to chill in peace.

The beach can be great for different reasons at different times.