Top 10 at the Beach
Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, 2:50 p.m.

QUESTION: When does my next vacation start?

WHAT I LEARNED: Vacations always have to come to an end.

I am back from the beach. Here�s my distilled experience. Wish I could bottle it!

10 favorite beach foods:

• Steamed crabs,
• Wrappers � pretzel dough with a yummy filling,
• Sub sandwiches � Italian cold cut or steak and cheese,
• Ice-cream � coconut chocolate chip or gelato - mango please,
• Pizza � half sausage/half pepperoni or maybe just plain,
• Tomato sandwiches on Kaiser rolls,
• Fudge � maple walnut,
• Cinnamon roasted nuts � pecans are best,
• Funnel cakes with powdered sugar,
• French fries with vinegar and salt.

10 favorite beach sights:

• Fog laying over the water and drifting down the beach in the middle of the day;
• Seagulls in the air, sandpipers on the beach, and dolphins in the ocean;
• Kites in the sky;
• Miles of beach umbrellas � different colors;
• People relaxing - finally;
• Old time photo shops � we bring a new picture of the kids home every year � this year was the pirate shot;
• Watching small noisy planes dragging signs across the sky advertising beer, crab, and dance clubs;
• Storms coming up and breezes of the water;
• Hand-picked sea shells in a basket;
• Books on the beach.

10 favorite beach moments:

• Sleeping late every day and not feeling guilty,
• Sitting in a lounge chair on the beach for hours reading a wonderful book that has been saved especially for beach reading,
• Gazing at a full moon and the reflected moonlight on the inky water,
• Boardwalk walking and walking and walking,
• Buying the large iced tea from my favorite stand and keeping the big plastic cup to use in the gloomy winter months,
• Finally getting my own black-light ready t-shirt emblazoned with the gaudy logo of a favorite local seafood restaurant,
• Wearing ankle bracelets and flip-flops all day � every day,
• Sleeping with a breeze from the ocean filtering in from an open window,
• Knowing that I had a whole week away from the daily grind,
• No email, no voice-mail, no snail mail.

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