Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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Things we do at the beach:
boogie board surf board windsurf kayak (sea and bay) body surf run swim/float bocce paddleball/spikeball toss a football |
Anonymous
East Coasters are perennially insecure though. They compare themselves to the west coast all the time. OP aside (whose from Oregon anyway), do you think most people on the west coast care about the east coast? I can promise you, they never even THINK about New England or the mid Atlantic states. It’s completely off their radar. |
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Anonymous
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When we've done beach trips to DE, we go to the beach in the morning - play in the sand, swim, lay in the sun, etc. Then we go back to the rental for the afternoon and play games, kayak (we like to stay in South Bethany by the canals), see a movie, mini golf, arcade, get ice cream, etc. Then usually out to dinner and boardwalk in the evenings, maybe a late night walk on the beach.
It's not a vacation we would do every year, but it's nice once in a while. It's much more relaxing than what I think of as real travel (like Europe or National Parks or city trips), but it's cheaper than a Caribbean or Mexican beach vacation by quite a bit, especially since you can drive. |
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| My DH and kids like swimming and jumping in the waves; get on a raft and ride the waves; we go on walks and collect shells; sit in wet or dry sand and build castles; play frisbee, ride bikes. It's actually not my thing anymore, but this is what most people do. |
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I am FROM the east coast and I would commit hari kari if I had to sit on the sand for four hours a day watching people throw a ball around. Actually I would just fall asleep. Hiking, surfing, etc are actiities. That's what's interesting about them. You are doing something. You get some exercise, get to see something pretty, challenge yourself a little. Back in the 80s, my friends and I used to go to the beach and smear ourselves in baby oil, of course. I hate lying out on the beach now, though. I think it's so boring. It can be fun to have a picnic or DO something - even read - but just going to the beach, then sitting there? No thank you. I |
Anonymous
| I sit in a comfortable chair, under an umbrella and read my trashy romance novels while feeling the breeze and listening to the ocean. I could do this for hours and hours. Once or twice a day I will take a walk down the beach. We usually spend the afternoon at the house pool though. |
Anonymous
+1 TRUTH. There is an incessant shark poster who gets on any thread they can - shocked Jeff has not banned them yet because they are nothing if not annoying. They are a deficit to DCUM, and clearly have a motive. |
Anonymous
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Seems like a lot of people on here have a tough time relaxing.
That's what I like about beach week with our friends- I can just chill out during the day under a canopy with my kindle and a few beers, and just not do anything if I don't want to. |
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Repeat after me: What's fun for other people may not be fun for me.
https://gretchenrubin.com/2015/11/fun-for-other-people/ I love the beach. Yes, it's a lazy vacation. Laying in the sun for a few days with a good book is great. |
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I am one of the PPs and holy cow, yes - I am awful at relaxing. That's part of why I despise cruises, and can't stand resorts. I usually either want to be DOING something or else lying on the couch watching TV. The interstitial thing of sitting on a beach chair doesn't work for me at all. (My poor husband; the one cruise we went on, all he wanted was to sit on a chair with a drink and a book, and there I was dragging him all around to keep me entertained.) |