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.

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

I have a lovely back patio with a beautiful tree, which is completely unusable from June - late Sept due to mosquitoes.

That's so sad! I live in DC and we use our back patio all summer long. I love hot summer nights.

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I have lived on both coasts and gone on lots of beach vacations both places (as well as in other countries).

It's true many people on the west coast tend to be a bit more activity/sport focused at the beach, but it's not everyone. There are lots of people on the west coast who do the whole lounging on the beach with a cooler and letting kids play in the sand and surf thing. It's more common in SoCal than NoCal, but that is more a function of weather than anything else.

And I know lots of people (myself included) who tend to focus on sports activities on the beach more than sunbathing and playing in the sand. I love ocean kayaking and body boarding. Surfing on the east coast sucks and is not really worth the effort, but not he other hand snorkeling and swimming are more fun because the water is warmer and often calmer. I'm also a beach runner. However, I currently have a child under the age of 5, so we actually do a lot of the stuff OP calls boring, because that's what our kid wants to do and can do. When she is older, I definitely want to do more active stuff with her, and take her out on boats. But she can't even swim yet, so we're obviously not going bodyboarding or taking her on a kayak in deep water.

I feel like OP's whole premise is probably flawed and based on the differences in the sorts of people they have interacted with on each coast, as well as their stage of life.

Who doesn't enjoy reading a book on the beach now and then? What a weird complaint.

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Anonymous wrote:Things change, when I was a kid in the early-mid 1969svwe surfed in addition to sailing, dune hikes etc (Cape Cod). Sharks have changed the perspective on water activities where we are.

Stop with the shark nonsense. You have better odds of getting struck by lighting while crawling out of a Adriana Lima’s bed on your way to cash in your Mega Millions ticket.

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Anonymous wrote:Things change, when I was a kid in the early-mid 1969svwe surfed in addition to sailing, dune hikes etc (Cape Cod). Sharks have changed the perspective on water activities where we are.

Stop with the shark nonsense. You have better odds of getting struck by lighting while crawling out of a Adriana Lima’s bed on your way to cash in your Mega Millions ticket.

https://bunewsservice.com/white-shark-attacks-cape-cod/

This article says it’s not safe to swim or surf in waist deep water in Cape Cod because of sharks.

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I am not a beach person but we go to Cape Cod for two weeks most summers and I love it. We do spend some time at the beach (mainly bay beaches) and more time at the beautiful ponds. We also fish (which I hate but the kids love), go for long bike rides on the bike trails, mini golf, eat fried seafood and generally enjoy a break from the miserable DC heat/humidity.

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Anonymous wrote:Things change, when I was a kid in the early-mid 1969svwe surfed in addition to sailing, dune hikes etc (Cape Cod). Sharks have changed the perspective on water activities where we are.

Stop with the shark nonsense. You have better odds of getting struck by lighting while crawling out of a Adriana Lima’s bed on your way to cash in your Mega Millions ticket.

https://bunewsservice.com/white-shark-attacks-cape-cod/

This article says it’s not safe to swim or surf in waist deep water in Cape Cod because of sharks.

Try the west coast you can see orcas, whales and seals

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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?

Attractive people?

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Anonymous wrote:Things change, when I was a kid in the early-mid 1969svwe surfed in addition to sailing, dune hikes etc (Cape Cod). Sharks have changed the perspective on water activities where we are.

Stop with the shark nonsense. You have better odds of getting struck by lighting while crawling out of a Adriana Lima’s bed on your way to cash in your Mega Millions ticket.

Lol

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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?

LOL. Very well said! At least they're adaptable... they seem to quickly change the goalposts when they realize theyre on the losing side, so I'll give them that. A very shifty yet resilient quality

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe I’m a bad west coaster (CA), but I did the whole lay on a beach and go in the water to cool off thing on the west coast too.

Same. I grew up near Malibu and hanging out at the beach is definitely a thing, you just have to brace yourself before going into the freezing water LOL.

Another west coaster here who grew up sitting on the beach and psyching myself up to go into the freezing water! At my parents' place near the beach I read, kayak, walk, and jump in the water when it gets too hot. When I go to FL it's... the exact same, except you get too hot more often and the water is warmer.

I didn't realize it was different?

But if you had the option between going into a nice, warm ocean, or a freezing cold one... would anyone in their right mind besides Wim Hof choose the freezing option?

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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.

And what exactly is so interesting about hiking/biking/surfing for 7 days?

I personally love to be active and usually surf and swim in the ocean along with beach walks when I'm on my "east coast beach vacation". But some of you west coast people sound like total meatheads. You sound almost like a caricature of a dumb jock from a movie- obsessed with getting in a workout and unable to comprehend what would be appealing about, say, reading a book.

I'm starting to see why the west coast tends to get labelled as the place for "airheads". Youre not helping the cause!

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Anonymous wrote:Things change, when I was a kid in the early-mid 1969svwe surfed in addition to sailing, dune hikes etc (Cape Cod). Sharks have changed the perspective on water activities where we are.

Stop with the shark nonsense. You have better odds of getting struck by lighting while crawling out of a Adriana Lima’s bed on your way to cash in your Mega Millions ticket.

That is true. I’ve studied sharks my whole life. One killed a young surfer on the same beach in Truro the day after we were there.

So you don’t really know what you are talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:Things change, when I was a kid in the early-mid 1969svwe surfed in addition to sailing, dune hikes etc (Cape Cod). Sharks have changed the perspective on water activities where we are.

Stop with the shark nonsense. You have better odds of getting struck by lighting while crawling out of a Adriana Lima’s bed on your way to cash in your Mega Millions ticket.

That is true. I’ve studied sharks my whole life. One killed a young surfer on the same beach in Truro the day after we were there.

So you don’t really know what you are talking about.

True re lightning, the rest is just gibberish from a know nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:My H is not a beach lover, but is good for a few hours of sun and swimming every day. He always rents a bike and does a long ride every day. My kid could literally swim and boogie board and lay in the sand for 18 hours straight. We minigolf, rent mopeds one day, hike, maybe go fishing one day. I could look at the ocean for hours, feel the breeze, read a book in the shade of the umbrella and never get bored. We vacation with the same friends every in RI every summer and it's heaven.

That does sound lovely!

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Anonymous wrote:Things change, when I was a kid in the early-mid 1969svwe surfed in addition to sailing, dune hikes etc (Cape Cod). Sharks have changed the perspective on water activities where we are.

Stop with the shark nonsense. You have better odds of getting struck by lighting while crawling out of a Adriana Lima’s bed on your way to cash in your Mega Millions ticket.

That is true. I’ve studied sharks my whole life. One killed a young surfer on the same beach in Truro the day after we were there.

So you don’t really know what you are talking about.

True re lightning, the rest is just gibberish from a know nothing.

I am the know nothing that spends 6 months out of the year n an ocean front home. I don’t even think about sharks.

Five shark attacks since 2012, one fatal in Cape Cod. You are really going to let those odds keep you from enjoying the ocean?