snorkeling

I’m not sure when I lost my interest in the beach, but I certainly remember the exact moment I rediscovered it.  I spent much of my childhood going to the Jersey Shore, even after the days when hypodermic needles were washing up on the beach.  The whole state gets a bad rap, but I remember the joys of swimming in the ocean and playing in the waves with friends and family.  I never saw any needles.  In fact, the beaches there were quite nice and, if I remember correctly, CROWDED! Then followed the years in which I just stopped going...