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A day at the beach

Filed under: Lisa in Brazil - January 9th, 2006

I will tell you a bit about my experience at the beach. I will start from the time you get up. For me, I am definitely not an early riser. This means I am usually up around 9:30 or 10:00, and heading off to the beach around 11:00. By this time, most of the beaches are quite crowded, but there is always a spot to put my umbrella and towel.

All the beaches will most likely have bathrooms, life guards, restaurants, vendors or all kinds, and perhaps banana boat or sail boat rides.

I really enjoy how the beaches have vendors. I feel as though I don’t even need to get up most of the time. There are people selling pop, water, beer, BBQ cheese, churros, shrimp on a stick, beef on a stick, peanuts, hot dogs, ice cream, popsicles, etc.

If you are at the beach alone, be careful when leaving your things unattended. Its easy for people to steal if they think you aren’t watching your things. I personally have never had a problem, but I have always made sure I had someone watching my stuff.

At most beaches you will be able to rent a surf board, or body board. Some beaches even offer lessons. If you are looking for some exercise while at the beach, I would recommend this. Some other options are kayaking, volleyball, fresco-ball, soccer, and fishing.

Hopefully to all you reading this you will soon have your own stories to share with me!