So you wanna go to the beach?

15 years ago

Emily asked me if we could go to the beach today, which resulted in a lesson in geography. See this map? We live in Pennsylvania. See the ocean? It’s ALL THE WAY OVER THERE. I asked her what she wanted to do at the beach. “Play in the water….. and the sand!”, she said. So we visited a place with lots of sun and plenty of sand….

There was even water! The beach, you say? Well……. not exactly.

We went to a local park with a sand volleyball court and a man-made pond. Like so many other aspects of the frugal lifestyle, this trip to “the beach” was all about making do. We had lots of fun, and we didn’t even have to leave town!

Added benefit — no jellyfish!