From: ganthony@gmail.org   
      
   On 4/14/2024 8:33 PM, Mike Van Pelt wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > Technobarbarian   wrote:   
   >>      Unless you're really fond of crowds and hunting for parking spots   
   >> neither of those beaches is particularly attractive. There aren't many   
   >> beach towns in Oregon with more no parking signs than Cannon beach. I'd   
   >> pick just about any beach in Oregon over Cannon beach. I'll bet that   
   >> even Texas has some beaches that are nicer than either of those two.   
   >   
   > Crowds is a big negative.  A bigger negative for me is water   
   > so cold that I'd expire of hypothermia in five minutes,   
   > which rules out any beaches at least from Carmel, CA northward.   
   >   
   > I grew up near Pensacola, so the sorts of beaches I grew up   
   > with were Gulf Shores, AL, Pensacola Beach, and a bit east   
   > of there.  Every beach I've ever been to (with the exception   
   > of Hawaii, of which getting to is distinctly non-RV-friendly)   
   > has been a huge disappointment.   
   >   
   > I have heard good things about Padre Island Texas; it's on   
   > my bucket list.   
      
   Beautiful beach, however I don't partake of the swimming . If you   
   are into birding it's a good location for that. Understandably, it does   
   get crowded during the summer months - which is a good thing because it   
   probably keeps PATB away.   
      
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