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Sun n Sand

Beach or mountains? Which do I prefer and why? – An interesting thought for a weekend morning. Living in the state of Maryland, I have mountains 3 hours to the west and beaches 3 hours to the east. I love the beach because I love warm weather, sand and water.

Mountains are nice and very beautiful also. But if you have followed this blog for any time, you can see I’m at the beach far more than mountains.

So why do I live in Central Maryland, I asked myself. Pretty simple I guess, I grew up here and liked it. Went to school here, worked here, met my wife here, raised a family here.

But the beach is my love. I usually watch the sunrise over the Atlantic if I’m there or not. Family vacations or just us as a couple enjoy it year-round. Well, we don’t go in January or February, but we have been just about every other month. I think we might even add December to the list this year and go see the lights at the beach and walk the empty boardwalk and maybe even take our shoes off and get in the sand.

The beach has some of my best memories of my life.

Give me the Sun and Sand please. Photo by Mike Hartley


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Da Beach

Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? – 3 questions in one from the Daily Writing prompt.

Bu Bu Bu Bu BEACH. Even though there are Sh Sh Sh Sha SHARKS. No slight to the mountains. They are beautiful and majestic. But give me the beach and the why’s to that are endless. Just a few below

  • It reminds me of my youth.
  • My toes love sand.
  • It raises my spirits and lowers my blood pressure.
  • I love the sound of waves hitting the shore.
  • Sunrise and sunset just feel right at the beach.
  • The smell of the salt air.
  • SEAFOOD
  • The sounds of my family laughing.
  • The sights and sounds of hot rods and motorcycles.
  • Cherry Ice Cream sodas from an old-style Soda Fountain.
  • Watching the fishing fleet go in and out. Or better yet, being on a boat going out.
  • Riding bikes on the boardwalk and around town.
  • Watching the dolphins cruise down the coast. Sometimes the occasional whale or big shark.
  • Family meals together or if I’m just with my better half some special dinners out.
  • Watching surfers, kayakers, paddleboarders, boaters, jet skis. And sometimes participating in them. Not the surfing or jet ski yet but I hope to try that one soon.

I’ve said before I’m lucky to live 2 hours from the mountains and 2 and a half hours from the beach. I have the best of both worlds.

Ready, set, swim, sit, sun, sleep and sip. Photo by Mike Hartley

See other responses to this question here.