Have you ever been to the beaches in the Charleston, SC, area in May? Is the water warm enough to swim in, and how clear is it (jellyfish? seaweed? etc)? Should we instead go further down the Atlantic coast to Tybee Island? Is our attempt to find a new beach hopeless? Should we just go back to the Redneck Riviera (read: Gulf Coast)?
posted by TheNewWazoo on May 18, 2009 - 14 answers

We're moving to the beach! But, I would like a few specifics about life in Wilmington, NC. [more inside]
posted by sara is disenchanted on Jul 5, 2008 - 5 answers

North of Boston on the coast. There was a crumbling fort, a small beach and a cute little restaurant. [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on Jun 6, 2006 - 7 answers

Waterfilter (heh) — so, I have a couple of water-related questions born of a drunken debate among friends. First: what is the difference between a coast, a beach, and a shore? Second: is Puget Sound part of the Pacific Ocean, an entirely separate body, or some freakish combination of the two? Finally: when Seattleites go down to the Sound, are they going to the coast, the beach, the shore, or something else? [more inside]
posted by jdroth on Mar 29, 2006 - 41 answers