Well, having a beach handy, who needs a noisy city! Must have been nice and when you’re in the service, cheap entertainment, too!
We never have lived close enough to a beach to be able to use it. We went to Savannah once with my parents, and once to the FL Panhandle. Hubby was on TDY. Had fun, though and my dad got rooms practically on the beach. Ahhh...the sound of the sea at night. Soooo soothing! Almost as nice as *sigh* rain. :)
It was nice back in those days. they’ve built things up drastically in the years since we were there. I wouldn’t like it now.
I love being on the beach, feeling the breeze and smelling the salt air. The sound of the surf is so relaxing. aaaaaaah!