boyst Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 What's your favorite/go to beach and why? Me, Atlantic Beach, NC. It is quiet. Not huge and fancy just calm and fun. Lots to do if you knowhow to find it. Blackbeards house, Cape Lookout Lighthouse, Ft Macon (if someone links the wiki for me if appreciate it - I am on tablet) For those curious this is better then Myrtle Beach. Its the outer banks and its not the redneck riviera.
PromoTheRobot Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) What's your favorite/go to beach and why? Me, Atlantic Beach, NC. It is quiet. Not huge and fancy just calm and fun. Lots to do if you knowhow to find it. Blackbeards house, Cape Lookout Lighthouse, Ft Macon (if someone links the wiki for me if appreciate it - I am on tablet) For those curious this is better then Myrtle Beach. Its the outer banks and its not the redneck riviera. For years I went to Emerald Isle which is the opposite end of the barrier island from Atlantic Beach. Then we started going to Carolina Beach, just south of Wilmington on Cape Fear. Beaches are nice and a beachfront condo can be had for less than $1,000 in summer. Plus I like having more stuff around, bars, restaurants, shopping, etc, than EI has. First thing I do is stop at my favorite produce shop in Wilmington and get 20 lbs of muscadines and scuppernongs. Also CB has Britt's Donuts, a real old-time donut place. Only two things on the menu: coffee and glazed donuts fresh out of the fryer. There's usually a line out the door. PTR Edited June 29, 2013 by PromoTheRobot
Guffalo Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 We have a cove and a secluded beach near our house we like to go, backside of Jones beach in long island, NY. Almost private, only accessible by boat. Just pull in, anchor from the bow, stern anchor to the beach, relax for the afternoon. If there is a concert in the stadium, around 3 pm they do a run through, sometimes we will spend the night and listen to the full concert.
rochester rob Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Love Atlantic beach. Further down the coast Folly beach but best of all Edisto beach. Edisto has more public access to beach front than anywhere We have ever been.
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Trunk Bay-- St. John. Ranks up near the top for me. I've been to some better beaches, but those are more one-time things (eg, unreal beach I went to once in Antigua).
mrags Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Next year this time, ill be able to say in Jamaica as my wedding and honeymoon will be there. For now, the best one ive ever been to was in Cancun. Incredibly crystal clear water. As a kid, I used to love going to a place in Canada. Had huge sand dunes all over the place. I think it was called Gunthers Grove.
San Jose Bills Fan Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Hmmm, there are two main categories. Salt-water beaches and freshwater beaches. I love both but being a WNYer I'm actually partial to freshwater. Of course part of that is nostalgia, sentimentality, etc. Although they don't have anywhere near the poster-worthy splendor of tropical or oceanic beaches, I love the timeless, sleepy quality of the beaches in Fort Erie from Sherkston, to Crystal/Bay, Thunder Bay, Windmill Bay, Bertie Bay. All of these beaches have good quality natural white sand. I also love the character of cottage towns which come alive in the summer and the sad, inevitable end of the season in September when we know another summer is past. The shortness of our summers makes the beach life in our area all the sweeter, IMO. I also love how on many area beaches in WNY and Southern Ontario that one can find a quiet stretch to be alone. When we lived in WNY, I would sometimes pick my wife up as she was getting out of work at M&T downtown with a beach bag with towels, swimsuit, etc and a shaker full of margaritas and we'd drive down to Bennett Beach for a late afternoon, weekday unwind, maybe a meal at Peppers or Connors. I've never been to Seabreeze in Irondequoit but on the map it looks very interesting with a thin spit of beach separating Lake Ontario from the Bay.
birdog1960 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 i like kure beach which is a mile or two from carolina beach. no fast food. no high-rises and reasonable condos. my all time favorite is praia grande ("big beach") near lisbon, portugal. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Porto_Covo_-_Praia_Grande.jpg& . big waves and beautiful jagged cliffs surrounding. wicked undertow. they have very reasonable group surfing lessons with a few instructors (college kids) that speak english. but, damn, surfing is tough.
Mr Info Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Any beach in southern Corsica but Porto-Pollo stands out but going there is a rarity for me and probably anybody else. But on the east coast, I prefer Chincoteague/Assateague on the DelMarVA peninsula. Chincoteague is a quiet town and Assateague is in the federal park system so there is no development on the beach. No hotels, buildings, or anything to impede your view of the beach. If you have a sand vehicle, you can get a permit to drive and find your own private section of the beach. It's a bit more laid back beach scene but I find it relaxing. The only time I would recommend not going is pony-penning week. That is when the island is too crowded...watch it on TV instead.
Chef Jim Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Any beach in the USVI or the BVI but if I had to pick one it would be Smuggler's Cove on Tortola. Why? Well it's kind of a B word to get to so it's kind of quiet but mostly because most beaches in the BVI have ramshackle bars on them. One was a guy with a makeshift bar with everything you could want. He even had a blender for blended drinks. I think the pic below is him. http://www.bestofbvi.com/info/tortola_beaches/smugglers_cove.htm http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/22/a7/22/steven-s-bar-area.jpg
GOBILLS78 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Holden Beach, across the inlet from Ocean Isle. So quiet. Daughter loves getting up early to watch the turtles make their way. Great family beach. A couple bars are more than enough for me.
Chef Jim Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 Any beach will do. I sometimes think that and it's usually on a nice day when I'm stuck at work. Then I think back to the time we spent a week in St. Martin. We came back to CA with another week's worth of vacation. We decided let's head to the beach! Well the beaches in Long Beach are nasty. With the major shipping off the coast and oil rigs less than a mile from the beach the sand was ugly compared to the Caribbean. We were there for probably 15 minutes then left.
mead107 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) I do like Waikiki beach.. but, I like Goose Rocks Beach in Maine just as much. Edited June 29, 2013 by mead107
NDBUFFCUSEFAN Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Ocean beach dog beach in San Diego is my favorite, go 3-4 times a week with the pups.
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 I sometimes think that and it's usually on a nice day when I'm stuck at work. Then I think back to the time we spent a week in St. Martin. We came back to CA with another week's worth of vacation. We decided let's head to the beach! Well the beaches in Long Beach are nasty. With the major shipping off the coast and oil rigs less than a mile from the beach the sand was ugly compared to the Caribbean. We were there for probably 15 minutes then left. Pretty easy to get beach spoiled in St. Martin! Lots of great beaches there and all offer a different experience. Wife and I have done 3 trips there together and I had been once before we met. We just did 10 days there with both our families this past December. Nearby Anguilla has some great beaches too including shoal bay which often shows up on top beaches lists. Actually trying to decide right now if we want to go back again this winter or take a year off and do a Florida trip. Never been to the keys.
plenzmd1 Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 We spent a lot of vacation time growing up on Veranda Beach...does that count?
Optometric Insight Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Sanibel. Lots of cool things you can do there and it can get pretty quiet if you find the right spots.
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