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And you must have very bad luck in all my years of going to the beach I have never once been stung by a stingray. I know people who have tho, but it's not as common as the amount of jelly fish in SoFla's water.
No, I just surfed every day for 3 years straight. 6am, wake up, hit my beach and surf. Go in, shower, start my day.
Ha! Growing up in SoCal I've swam in the ocean in all months of the year and sure its cold in winter but you can get used to it fairly quickly. Why does everyone have to be such a wimp
Southern California water is great. Its refreshing and cool, and once your in for a few minutes the temps are fine. Farther north its cold, but same thing, youve got to get used to it then your fine. People who wont go in because of temperature are the same people who in Miami will dip in the water then get out.
The sand on the gulf can be powdery. It's actually annoying as during wind it gets everywhere but it's nice to walk in.
Florida beaches hands down. Warmer water, prettier beaches (none of that kelp on the sand with gnats, on top of this the water often has a prettier color-all it's missing is cliffs), and the atlantic even has surf. For some reason I keep hearing the water is "flat" turns out those people haven't ventured out to the atlantic. There are waves. Pacific quality? Nope, but at least you can surf with it just a rash guard versus an entire wet suit (which I hate).
Yeah, Florida's Atlantic coast has some of the best surf on the east-coast. I mean, those waters bread Kelly Slater. The Atlantic has great surf especially around hurricane season.
I was born and raised in SoCal and the beaches look nice for the hills and vegetation right behind them. However, the sand is kind of nasty. The amount of development near them is often excessive. The water is cold, even in the summer, even though your body gets used to it. The surf doesn't make for good swimming. It's because of a current which comes down from Alaska.
I found Florida in the 1980s. First Miami Beach. I couldn't believe how warm the water was and how great the sand was. As I looked out the plane window, I saw all that turquoise water thinking "This can't be real." Then, I thought "I want to live here." That never came to be. I then found Pensacola by complete mistake when driving across the US and needed a place to sleep. The Panhandle beaches are about 10 miles from town, and its "hotel strip." I instantly thought "WTF, we have beaches like THIS in the lower 48?" I stayed 3 days.
Not so much South Florida, but the Floridian Panhandle beaches trump all other beaches in the continental 48.
I was born and raised in SoCal and the beaches look nice for the hills and vegetation right behind them. However, the sand is kind of nasty. The amount of development near them is often excessive. The water is cold, even in the summer, even though your body gets used to it. The surf doesn't make for good swimming. It's because of a current which comes down from Alaska.
I found Florida in the 1980s. First Miami Beach. I couldn't believe how warm the water was and how great the sand was. As I looked out the plane window, I saw all that turquoise water thinking "This can't be real." Then, I thought "I want to live here." That never came to be. I then found Pensacola by complete mistake when driving across the US and needed a place to sleep. The Panhandle beaches are about 10 miles from town, and its "hotel strip." I instantly thought "WTF, we have beaches like THIS in the lower 48?" I stayed 3 days.
Not so much South Florida, but the Floridian Panhandle beaches trump all other beaches in the continental 48.
I'm kinda surprised Miami garnered that kinda reaction from someone native to Southern California and it's beautiful natural scenery.
I'm kinda surprised Miami garnered that kinda reaction from someone native to Southern California and it's beautiful natural scenery.
The MIA water is turquoise, there are no waves to speak of, and it is warm. The SoCal ocean looks navy blue from the air, the waves are a pain in the ass, and it's cold(er). The scenery is not the ocean itself ... it's that you have the hills of Malibu or Santa Barbara which tumble down to the sea, and the weather is Mediterranean, so even if it's 90F, you won't sweat a drop. I think SoCal is one of a kind, but Florida has awesome beaches.
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