Ah the advantages of going to a beach when it's not tourist season.
Not sure why few people were at the beach (it's the end of summer for them), since it was a constant balmy 90 degree fahrenheit the whole time we were there.
I did resist the temptation of picking up sand, seawater, and shells for the collection - it doesn't count since Patty and I weren't there together (hopeless romantic, I know).