Anonymous
Post 05/21/2021 09:28     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
Anonymous wrote: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.


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.)
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2021 16:11     Subject: Re:Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2021 16:07     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2021 15:53     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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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


+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
Post 05/20/2021 15:45     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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
Post 05/20/2021 15:05     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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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!


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
Post 05/20/2021 13:43     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2021 17:35     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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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


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. [/quote]

As someone who lives part time in DC and part time in San Francisco, this is ABSOLUTELY true!!! And many couldn't even find Maryland or Delaware on a map!


LOL this is true. I am from Delaware and went to a wedding in CA with my husband. Most of the attendees were CA natives. They looked at me like I had two heads when I said I was from Delaware. They kept saying things like "I've never met anyone from Delaware!" and "Is that next to Maine?". They really do not care what is happening on the East coast unless they have family there or have lived there.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2021 17:03     Subject: Re:Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2021 15:02     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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


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. [/quote]

As someone who lives part time in DC and part time in San Francisco, this is ABSOLUTELY true!!! And many couldn't even find Maryland or Delaware on a map!
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2021 13:56     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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


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.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2021 13:47     Subject: Please explain east coast beach vacations to me
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