A Beachy Good Time
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 3:58PM Since Margot came along, we've been trying to spend as much time as humanly possible at the beach. A lot of New Orleanians turn their noses at the nearby Gulf beaches, where the water is still a bit brown from...the river? Sure, the river. But Adam and I both come from landlocked states, and to us a beach is a beach! The sand is soft and sugary, the water is warm, calm and shallow and best of all, we can get there in under an hour.
Last summer we set out the goal of going to the beach every weekend. We definitely didn't quite achieve this, but it meant we were there regularly, for sure. Part of our strategy is to keep the trunk loaded with our beach gear all summer long. We travel heavy, but it is totally worth it once we're there. Here's what we bring:
1. A canopy tent for shade
2. Two lounge chairs
2. A beach bucket filled with toys, towels, sunscreen, suits, kites* etc
3. Cooler stocked with treats.
The cooler we restock for each trip, of course. Snacks and water are essential. It always takes a couple of trips to lug all this crap to our chosen spot, and we're thinking about downsizing to smaller, lighter chairs, but for us it is just perfect and we all always having an amazing time.
*Oh, and this year we've gotten a little obsessed with kites. Yesterday we had one attached to our tent flying the whole time we were there, plus we finally mastered our new stunt kite, which is super duper fun to fly when the wind is good.
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kite dork
And proud!
I remember when we went to New Orleans on tour with African Music Ensemble in college. On a day off, I convinced a bunch of people to drive to the beach. I think they thought I was crazy but I, like you, strongly believe that "a beach is a beach!"
If only I lived nearby... I would join your weekly excursions in a heartbeat.