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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can kite surf, wind surf, kayak, paddle board, jet ski, fish/crab, etc. on the bay in DE and OCMD. The ocean and the bay are literally across the street from another. What we call the bay, you call the sound in OBX. While west coasters do this stuff in the pacific, the undertow of the Atlantic is too strong. Plus, riptides (which are deadly in parts in NC). [/quote]

The NJ side of the bay is pretty gross. Stagnant silty water. Not sure about DE’s side.[/quote]

You mean the Delaware Bay? Yeah, not maybe people hang out on the Delaware Bay in NJ.

Many of the beach areas in NJ though are islands with smaller bays and inlets for boating & fishing. 
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Right I know, I’m the Cape May poster. We go to the OBX now and prefer it. I think the sand is softer and the water is warmer. Plus I like how you can rent a house right on the beach instead of across the street.[/quote]

LOL, I live in North Carolina, and head up to Cape May for vacation. I much prefer Cape May where we can park our car and not need it for the week. We walk everywhere, and there is so much to do. Been going for almost 40 years.

I'll take the OP at face value that she wasn't asking as a putdown, only because I have a neighbor from Kansas and she asked me the same thing. She didn't understand what we do all day on the beach. Now that she's lived here for a few years, she said she enjoys it.

In any case, we don't sit on the beach all day. We usually go for a few hours. And we like to go in the late afternoon and stay through golden hour. What's nice is when the whole family gets together or we are with friends. We sit under the umbrellas and catch up with each other. If we are just our nuclear family, the kids build sand castles and jump the waves in the ocean. Mom usually takes a long walk and looks for shells. Dad takes a nap. We often bring kites if the wind is right. We then go back and shower and go out to dinner, walk around the boardwalk or town, depending on beach town, and get ice cream.

(In the morning, before we go to the beach, we ride bikes, take walks, sit by the pool and play games, sit on the porch and read, etc. For one or two days, a few people will do something special like go on a deep sea fishing tour or go parasailing.) Overall, it's a relaxing, fun vacation with no set agenda, no must-sees or must-dos. We just sit back and enjoy.
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