Do You Prefer The Beach Or The Pool

[April_Rose]

I prefer the park. Lots of trees to mark as my own.

Lol how did I know that you were going to make a dog joke? XD I actually thought that you were going to say the beach because swimming pools don't generally allow dogs. You make really
cute comments though and have a really cute personality.

 

[Monksailor]

If you asked me a few years ago and the rest of my life in that direction I'd have said beach, fresh water beach. We live on the third Coast Of the US, western shore of MI. The other side is mostly all rocky and stony but this side north of somewhere around Holland the small pebbles and stone become pristine, sand all the way north to and including the UP.

But now due to certain biological considerations, the Chlorinated pool for getting into the water; especially for real low-in-the-water or under water swimming.

But the beach IS fun to visit and watch the sail boats, at least the ones which are really sailing and the lovely sunsets as we look west out over the lake to the horizon with an ocean liner or two and sea gulls giving life to the scene.

Gulls on shore line and in flight may be hard to see in this version but the 1/4 mile long ocean liner is visible.

 

[April_Rose]

Just so everyone knows the reason that I asked this question is because I was thinking about the fact that I'm probably going to the beach this week if the weather's nice, and there are two more positives about the beach. It can remain open while swimming pools are closed,.. and if nature calls you can generally let go of it all. (Unless it's a number two, then you know where you need to poo. Don't ask me why I am sounding like Dr. Seuss, because I honestly don't have a clue,.. it's just something that I do,.. right out of blue. And now I'm through. )

 

[Lost4words]

Lol how did I know that you were going to make a dog joke? XD I actually thought that you were going to say the beach because swimming pools don't generally allow dogs. You make really
cute comments though and have a really cute personality.

I dislike the beach as the sand is not good to poop on. Sand gets everywhere!

 

[Anthony2019]

I dislike the beach as the sand is not good to poop on. Sand gets everywhere!

I thought you used your rear legs to kick the sand in the air to cover up what you have left!

 

[Lost4words]

I thought you used your rear legs to kick the sand in the air to cover up what you have left!

Yes, but the sand gets in places that makes me wince and howl!

 

[April_Rose]

I dislike the beach as the sand is not good to poop on. Sand gets everywhere!

Oh me oh my what to do? Looks like I'm not the only one talking about poo.

 

[April_Rose]

Also I remember what I used to like when I vacationed down on the Apalachicola beaches. They cooked the best grouper around because like I stated before it was freshly caught.

 

[Richard T]

I've not been to Florida before - it is on my list of "to dos!"

Might be good for an out of the way Florida town. I like the Navarre area for the panhandle, also not too crowded and just as good as Panama City. If you are staying on the gulf side though, Venice, Bonita Springs and Sanibel/Captive Island are definitely worthwhile. You can't really miss in Florida though, nearly every beach is decent on both coasts.

 

[tampasteve]

Yeah, the Gulf Coast of Florida is a bit nicer than the rest of the state as the water is calmer, warmer, and the sand is nice and white. The Atlantic coast definitely has it's advantages too, the waves are nice to body surf and some of the old towns are really charming.

Nearly any beach from Clearwater Beach to Naples is great, there are great party towns to quiet fishing towns; so something for everyone. My favorites are Madeira Beach, Sanibel, Naples, and Cedar Key. Cedar Key is not really a beach town, but it is an island with old buildings, fishing, and no chain restaurants or hotels, it's a real "old" Florida town.

North Florida has a lot of great beaches too, and since it is 3-5 hours closer to the rest of the country - it is much easier to get to. I'm not super familiar with most of those beach towns though. I do know that St. Vincent Island (off of Apalachicola) is where Red Wolves are raised. It is one of only two places in the world to see "wild" red wolves, along with a reserve in North Carolina.

 

[tampasteve]

Hope you had a great time in Cardiff. There are some great coastal excursions around there and the city itself is fun with lots to do there!

Unfortunately we didn't have much time to explore the coast. Most of our time was actually in Treforest and Pontypridd. My brother and I did some hiking in the Brecons and that area, it is very different from Florida!

 

[April_Rose]

Yeah, the Gulf Coast of Florida is a bit nicer than the rest of the state as the water is calmer, warmer, and the sand is nice and white. The Atlantic coast definitely has it's advantages too, the waves are nice to body surf and some of the old towns are really charming.

Nearly any beach from Clearwater Beach to Naples is great, there are great party towns to quiet fishing towns; so something for everyone. My favorites are Madeira Beach, Sanibel, Naples, and Cedar Key. Cedar Key is not really a beach town, but it is an island with old buildings, fishing, and no chain restaurants or hotels, it's a real "old" Florida town.

North Florida has a lot of great beaches too, and since it is 3-5 hours closer to the rest of the country - it is much easier to get to. I'm not super familiar with most of those beach towns though. I do know that St. Vincent Island (off of Apalachicola) is where Red Wolves are raised. It is one of only two places in the world to see "wild" red wolves, along with a reserve in North Carolina.

Really? That's interesting. Not only did I not know that there were wolves in Florida, I don't think that I ever heard of red wolves before.

 

[Darkhorse]

I really prefer the beach. I grew up in a southern California beach town, and spent lots of time swimming and snorkeling as a kid. In my 20s, I took a class and got into scuba diving, which was a much deeper experience . To me, the ocean has not only physical appeal, but spiritual significance as well.

 

[Lazarus Short]

My idea of a beach is a gravel bar in a spring-fed Ozark stream. There is nothing quite like it...

 

[MehGuy]

The pool. The ocean scares me. Touching random weird sea critters and whatnot.. and the idea that I'm swimming in the same body of water a shark is. Although I've never even been to the beach despite being in Florida multiple times, lol. My sister was stung by a Jellyfish once.

 

[April_Rose]

The pool. The ocean scares me. Touching random weird sea critters and whatnot.. and the idea that I'm swimming in the same body of water a shark is. Although I've never even been to the beach despite being in Florida multiple times, lol. My sister was stung by a Jellyfish once.

Really? Ouch!

 

[MehGuy]

Really? Ouch!

Yeah it was a baby jellyfish or whatnot.. still.. don't have to deal with stuff like that at the pool.. lol. Plus pools can have hot tubs and whatnot. Especially in colder climates, indoor pools are quite fun.. I had a friend as a kid who lived in an apartment and they had a nice pool with huge windows showing the outside. We used to go in the hot tub for a while.. then go outside and roll around the snow and jump back into the hot tub as quickly as possible. Although looking back I don't think that was quite the safest thing to do, lol.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

I love the beach and just went a couple days ago,Boogie boarding is awesome.
I also love swimming in our pool and do almost daily. Tomorrow some friends from church
are coming over to go swimming with me. I will go swimming and enjoy it anywhere though,
even if swimming in murky ponds grosses me out. I am just a water lover.

 

[Tigger45]

For me it depends on how warm and rough the ocean is. If it’s wam enough and the waves are to big I prefer the ocean over a pool. If not a pool is a good second option.