First day of the year at LBI



What better place to be on January 1?

I wasn't the only one who makes a visit to the beach

on the first day of the year.  There were a few dogs,

fishermen, shell hunters, wind surfer, and

a bunch of people just strolling along the coast
enjoying the sun and the beauty of the day.

Wind surfer



The only two chairs on the beach at Surf City.



Looking for his friends

Here they are...

Water not as cold as I expected it to be



Dog prints in the sand

Footprints in the sand

My footprints



Summer in October

What a spectacular day at the beach! 

You would never know it is October 9. 

The water was fabulous at 67 degrees. 

Lot's of people and dogs in the water.

  I couldn't resist catching waves

so fully clothed I made the plunge.

  I wish I had my boogie board.  

The waves were superb.   

There was a natural wading pool for the kids

and then a wide sand bar

before the wave area.

It was a perfect day.

Today, Tuesday, July 5, I experienced a “first” at the beach.  I have been swimming in the Atlantic Ocean since I was eleven.  I have been tossed around by the strongest of large waves; lost a bathing suit top when I was fourteen; cut my foot on shells numerous times; and got stung by a Portuguese Man O War (you never forget the pain from that creature!)..I can now add to the list my latest experience getting tossed and tangled.  I truly thought I was going to drown!  I couldn’t release myself and get to the surface.  It felt like I was struggling to free myself for a long time but I know it wasn’t as long as it felt.  I kept telling myself not to panic and at the same time fighting to get my head above water. I couldn’t imagine what was holding me down. Finally, I was freed and I popped my head up immediately only to find that I was intertwined with another human!