1: How close is the nearest place for you to swim?
2: Will you go into the ocean?
3: Have you seen a black sand beach?
4: Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach?
5: Do you lay in the sun?
My answers:
1: How close if the nearest place for you to swim? Across the drive behind the building, the condo has indoor and outdoor pools.
2: Will you go into the ocean? Yes, but it has been a few years.
3: Have you seen a black sand beach? Yes in Iceland and the Canary Islands.
4: Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach? Yes, the north end of Canaveral National Seashore in Florida.
5: Do you lay in the sun? Not really my thing any longer.
Please share your answers in the comments.
1. There an aquatic centre one kilometre away and a swimming beach two kilometres.
ReplyDelete2. Yes, I have many times but I am not keen to go into the ocean now.
3. No, no black beach.
4. Yes, but in speedos, not naked. I am not keen on public nudity. I don't like seeing extra special things all the time.
5. Not now and I am paying the price for sunbathing when younger.
We reach an age of reason.
Delete1: How close if the nearest place for you to swim? As the crow flies, about 200 metres, but we have to walk around the houses to access the beach via the footpath, so about 800 metres.
ReplyDelete2: Will you go into the ocean? Yes, but only in summer - starting about mid-September, through to early April next year.
3: Have you seen a black sand beach? Yes, in New Zealand.
4: Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach? Yes, but I wore a swimsuit.
5: Do you lay in the sun? Not now. I did in my misguided teenage years, but a fair skin is highly conducive to skin cancer, so now I only go out in the sun in the earlyish mornings, or late afternoons.
A friend recently visited NZ and said it was amazing.
Delete1: How close if the nearest place for you to swim? Just a breath away.
ReplyDelete2: Will you go into the ocean? It’s the sea, and I will, just haven’t for a while.
3: Have you seen a black sand beach? No.
4: Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach? Yes and I love it,
5: Do you lay in the sun? Not anymore.
Ah, your amazing view.
Delete1: How close if the nearest place for you to swim? One mile - public swimming pool (indoors) but I do not go there any more.
ReplyDelete2: Will you go into the ocean? Yes, of course but given tides and currents you must take sufficient care.
3: Have you seen a black sand beach? Yes. Santorini in Greece.
4: Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach? Yes I have in Mykonos, Greece and also on the island of Ios.
5: Do you lay in the sun? I have done but nowadays I would not be so carefree about it.
Released you from spam jail, Santorini . . . we need to spend more time in Greece.
DeleteSent to Spam Jail - presumably for nude sunbathing.
ReplyDeleteI will go looking.
Delete1: How close if the nearest place for you to swim? Nearest beach is about two hours; nearly lake is about ten minutes.
ReplyDelete2: Will you go into the ocean? Yes, I love swimming in the ocean.
3: Have you seen a black sand beach? I used to live on Maui and we had Wai’anapanapa Beach, which is more black pebble than sand, but it fits. And I have seen black sand beaches on Hawaii.
4: Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach? Not in a while ... but I do like a skinny dip.
5: Do you lay in the sun? Not any longer.
We have all retreated to the shade.
Delete1. The nearest pool is about a 10 minute drive. The ocean is about a 2 hour drive.
ReplyDelete2. I love swimming in the ocean.
3. I have been to a black sand beach in Iceland.
4. I have been to a nude beach in Spain. I loved it!
5. I no longer lay in the sun.
I have seen the beaches in Iceland, I will make it to Vik.
Delete1. We have Centennial Beach in town which is an old quarry that has been turned into a community swimming center with a sand beach, slide, diving boards, etc. Haven't been to swim there in many years.
ReplyDelete2. Haven't been to the ocean for a long time - not much of a swimmer, tho.
3. no
4. no
5. no
I learned to seriously swim in my late 20's.
Delete1. How close is the nearest place for you to swim? 1 mile.
ReplyDelete2. Will you go into the ocean? I will go in up to my knees.
3. Have you seen a black sand beach? Yes, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
4. Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach? Yes, clothing optional...St. Martin. I opted to keep my suit on.
5: Do you lay in the sun? No. I get my doses of Vitamin D on my walks, working at the farm and in my yard.
Hawaii is an amazing place.
DeleteThe nearest beach is called "Rocky Point' which is in Mexico. Despite the drive many travel there regularly. I have never been.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in the Great Lakes; ocean swimming feels not right. Too salty to start with and there are tides and things. Count me out.
The Great Lakes, unsalted, shark free, and sometimes frozen. Reportedly there is an alligator in Lake Erie this summer.
Delete1. The nearest swimming hole is three minutes away. The kids have a pool.
ReplyDelete2. I will go in the ocean wherever the water is warm. It's not warm in these parts.
3. I was close to a black sand beach in Hawaii. My health wouldn't allow me to make the walk.
4. Clothing optional/nude beach? Yep, accidentally while visiting the Bahamas.
5. I have never laid in the sun for no apparent reason. I did it to dry off after swimming, and then jumped back into the water. I never understood people who went to the beach to just lay in the sun and bake.
My sister used to lay in the sun, just to lay in the sun
Delete1: How close is the nearest place for you to swim? About 100 yards from my front door.
ReplyDelete2: Will you go into the ocean? Yes, but only up to my knees.
3: Have you seen a black sand beach? Not that I can remember.
4: Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach? No
5: Do you lay in the sun? Not any more.
And there is a lot of sun in the Valley.
Delete1. Just in the public swimming pool in the park very near to me, though I've never swum there.
ReplyDelete2. Oh, yes, and I have several times.
3. Yes, I think in Mexico somewhere.
4. Nope, although in San Remo, Italy, I saw several ladies topless at the beach.
5. No, too many skin cancers removed to try that. Though I do enjoy sitting outside for a short time on a sunny day. But I'm fully clothed doing that.
A pool nearby on a hot summer day.
Delete1. Lake Erie is very close. I can count on 2 fingers how many times I have gone fully in.
ReplyDelete2. Absolutely. Even after being stung by jellyfish or man-o-wars.
3. I have not.
4. I have not. But I would.
5. No. Never my thing. I'm too restless. But I'll get sun by walking 5 miles on a beach.
They need to heat the beach water in lake Erie to attract more swimmers.
Delete1: How close is the nearest place for you to swim? Just down over the hill.
ReplyDelete2: Will you go into the ocean? Never have.
3: Have you seen a black sand beach? Yes.
4: Have you been to a clothing optional or nude beach? Both.
5: Do you lay in the sun? In the past I have.
There are not a lot of swim able beaches on the north Pacific coast.
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