I don’t like beach sand in my swimsuit; however, I do enjoy walking the beach at sunrise or sunset while listening to the waves crashing in!!! One of my best days at the beach was on a Thanksgiving morning watching the sunrise!!! I live closer to the mountains than the beach, so I tend to head for the mountains rather than drive to the beach. I can be sitting on the top of a mountain in about 1 maybe 1–½ hours. The beach is more like 4 maybe 5 hours.
I have a good imagination & I’ve discovered that I can recreate a visit to the beach without ever leaving home.There are several beaches with cams so you can see what is happening without being there. I also have several mp3’s of waves crashing onto the beach. I can go to one of the cams, turn on a fan, play a waves mp3, & feel like I’m at the beach. Sanibel Island FL has a really good cam. People visiting there know where the cams are & many look direct into the cam, wave, & smile as they’re walking by. It’s kind of like being there!!! I can be visiting the beach in the early morning & then 2 hours later, sitting on top of a mountain in real life, so I can have the best of BOTH worlds on the same day!!!