1. Sunscreen, lots of sunscreen. 30 or higher
2. Hydrate. Drink plenty of fluid. alcohol, not so much.
3. Bring an umbrella. Your young children will need to get out of the sun. Two chairs and umbrella rentals are now going for almost $200 for the week. You can get some nice chairs and a good umbrella for a lot less. If you bring a tent or other type of shading, these must be set up behind the rental chairs. They don't like you blocking the view of others or taking up that much beach front.
This model has a UV undercoating that reflects the most damaging parts of the rays.
4. Replace that old swimsuit. Baggy bottoms in the bathroom are baggy bottoms at the beach.
5. Sand Spike. This is the latest thing at the beach. Holds your cup, your cell phone, just about everything
6. Wagon/cart with wide tires. Anything else you will be either dragging or carrying through the sand. Here are two of the best available:
7. Umbrella spike. These will save you from having to chase your umbrella down the beach.
8. Soft sided coolers: these are light weight and they keep stuff cold for hours. Instead of ice, freeze "Capri suns" , bottled water or other drink items. This frees up space for more food items. Plus after they have melted down a bit, you have a frozen treat to enjoy at the beach.
9. Frozen Margaritas make up a few batches the night before and freeze them in Ziploc quart freezer bags. These are also great ice substitutes. The Margaritaville machine is very portable, I've even taken it on pontoon boat trips with a battery and an inverter for a power source.
This machine has stood up through the test of time!
10. Ziploc bags: these are great for storing everything from cell phones, cameras, money, books,etc...
11. Towels: Not all resorts provide beach towels. I have even forgotten to grab the bag of towels on the way out the door.
12. Flags: Obey the flag colors. Yellow-okay, red-caution, anything else, stay shallow.
13. Cover it up. Please wear cover ups. This keeps husbands out of trouble when they are going to and from the beach. Eyes will wander, and tongues will hang. There should be a size limit on how big a bikini should be. If you have "overhands", please reconsider and go with a "full figure one piece", please!
14. Dark sunglasses: these help with the glare. They also keep you from getting caught staring too long at one particular gal or guy.
Don'ts:
1. If you are 8 1/2 months pregnant, do not wear a bikini to the beach, Cover it up!
2. Do not leave your trash. Pick it up.
3. Do not drink Everclear mixed with ginger ale at the beach during daylight hours. You will never be seen at the beach the rest of the trip.
4. Do not buy the aerosol sun screen. only 10% actually gets on you, and 40% ends up on your beach neighbors
5. Don't take live shells and sand dollars. Leave them to replenish the beach.
6. Speedos. They may look good at Club Med, but sorry, they don't work on the "Redneck Rivera"
7. Glass bottles. These are a definite "no no" at the beach
8. Don't bring food items with mayonnaise without putting them in a cooler with ice. If you do, you will be sorry when your stomach starts talking to you later
9. Don't feed the birds on a crowded beach. One bird leads to ten, then fifty, then a hundred. This disturbs your neighbors, and eventually, somebody will get crapped on. Trust me on this....
10. Don't assume your spouse or beach partners will bring everything you need to the beach. Grab it and back it. Saves extra trips back to the room.
11. If you can't swim, keep you butt on the beach, or no more than ankle to knee deep.
12. Don't wear expensive sunglasses into the deep surf. Eventually a big wave will come your way and you will be saying "good-bye" to those Costas and Ray-Bans!
13. Do not panic, yes there are fish in the water. They will gather at your feet.
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