beaching 101

Okay, there's the obvious.  Sunscreen. A good lunch. A hat. And a bathing suit you can wear and not feel the need to cover up.

Sunny skies. Light wind so it never feels really hot. And of course the beach, private preferred.

Few people in all directions. The only chance of that happening is on a weekday. Today is Wednesday, a weekday.

facing west

facing northeast

A good chair. Telescope, with a place for a drink, and a side pocket for a phone and camera. They last for decades. Mine is at least ten years old.

Under ten-dollar floats, preferably with a head rest, and the kind where your body stays above water (just in case the ocean's cold or the air cool).

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A few beach towels. Even if one is almost 20 years old from a job you once had and got for free (the towel, that is; the job cost me a lot).

$15 reader sunglasses and, the absolute necessity: a waterproof Kindle cover for float-reading and windy days. (I wish somebody would invent a phone that could be read in bright sunlight: why can Amazon do it and not Apple?)

Water so clear you can see your toes.

Gentle waves and a low tide.  

And lots of friends and family.

Jean, mom and me; not pictured: M, Tobey and Jean's friend Roberta