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Posted on 04/30/2013 1:58:09 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
There was a time when I would have agreed with you. That all changed the moment I stood on the north shore of Lake Superior late in October about 20 years ago.
Folks from Tennessee could always head to the Redneck Riviera! The beaches along the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama and the panhandle of Florida are just gorgeous; sugar white sand and aquamarine waters.
Much of what folks consider ‘country’ today sounds what we called ‘folk rock’ in the 70s.
-— The beaches along the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama and the panhandle of Florida are just gorgeous; sugar white sand and aquamarine waters. ——
How come no one talks about the beaches along the Gulf? I don’t know anything about them, and can’t figure out why they get no publicity.
You must not be in the south or the midwest. Panama City has been a Spring Break desination for college students for fifty years at least. I went to school in the southern Appalachians of NC, and it was actually the closest beach, odd as that sounds.
No one talks about Gulf Coast beaches in the northeast, unless it’s retirees headed for Clearwater.
My preference is more toward the roar of the surf, more primal and sort of wild, a place with the beauty that comes from the clashing of natural elements. Within a day’s drive that would be Hatteras Island and the OBX in general, which have gorgeous world class beaches too, just not at all in the same way as the FL panhandle and AL.
The Gulf is more placid by comparison. Normal surf isn’t going to bowl you over, lol. In the right locales, the water actually is clearer, quite warm if that’s your taste, and aqua blue with sugar white sand. Visually it’s like a postcard from the tropics and many love that.
No tides there, which makes everything a lot simpler than something like the coast if Maine, where shipwrecking hazards cover and uncover twice a day, and currents carry you against the wind.
OK, that's probably the reason. I like to boogie board and want to try surfing. But there's a lot to be said for white sand beaches and warm, clear waters.
Yeah, I'm from Massachusetts, and we never hear anything about the Gulf here. It's either OBX or Florida. Don't hear much about NJ beaches either.
I would never never ever live in R.I. Never ever.
If you like warm combined with heavy surf it ends at the far southern tip of Hatteras Island. Spanish moss, live oaks, palmetto trees. Not very developed outside the immediate ferry landing area. If you’re looking for tourist stuff or nighlife you’d either need to jump the free ferry over to Ockracoke island or drive 20 miles up the island to Avon and Kinnakeet.
There’s a lot of money in suckage.
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