On Wednesday, July 27th, the summer program got on several yellow school buses and headed for the North Shore of Massachusetts. This beach day was spent at Crane Beach, where the water is freezing once again.
But the sand was fine and the weather was gorgeous!
There's something quintessential about sand dunes at New England beaches. Whereas the beaches stretch out for miles on the California coast, these beaches are punctuated by grassy dunes and marshes. Though, I'd have to say that I don't agree with how the majority of nice beaches have a fee.
Regardless of the freezing cold water, I still braved it and managed to stay in the water the majority of the time. Believe you me, this is really difficult for someone who's been blessed enough to know the pleasure of more tropical waters. But, for the kids, I braved it.
The water was amazing, however. Clear and casting a blueish-green hue.
Crane Beach is really nicely kept. There are outdoor showers to help rinse off the sand, and a fairly accommodating changing area. Though, this isn't necessarily surprising to anyone who noticed the signs for the Crane Estate as we were pulling up to the beach parking area.
The one part about these New England beaches that I'm not the biggest fan of is the bugs. Big green flies and mosquitoes are just flying around the more marshy areas of the beaches, waiting to bite at my ankles. In fact, I had 1 huge bug bite from Crane Beach that made my ankle swell up a bit and itch for a week.
Still, Crane Beach was a good time with the program. I had fun swimming around with the kids and joking around with the staff.
I'd have to say, speaking of the staff, that it's been a pleasant work environment. Though I'm one of the older staff and I'm probably the one with the most advanced degree among the group leaders, I know that I'm blessed to have a bunch of like-minded people to work with. Even when the kids frustrate us to no end, we all are still able to laugh about the ridiculous things kids try to pull among other more adult levels of hilarity.
Working full-time in the summer isn't ideal, but at least we get to play and have fun.
But the sand was fine and the weather was gorgeous!
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| Crane Beach |
Regardless of the freezing cold water, I still braved it and managed to stay in the water the majority of the time. Believe you me, this is really difficult for someone who's been blessed enough to know the pleasure of more tropical waters. But, for the kids, I braved it.
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| my poor freezing toesies |
Crane Beach is really nicely kept. There are outdoor showers to help rinse off the sand, and a fairly accommodating changing area. Though, this isn't necessarily surprising to anyone who noticed the signs for the Crane Estate as we were pulling up to the beach parking area.
The one part about these New England beaches that I'm not the biggest fan of is the bugs. Big green flies and mosquitoes are just flying around the more marshy areas of the beaches, waiting to bite at my ankles. In fact, I had 1 huge bug bite from Crane Beach that made my ankle swell up a bit and itch for a week.
Still, Crane Beach was a good time with the program. I had fun swimming around with the kids and joking around with the staff.
I'd have to say, speaking of the staff, that it's been a pleasant work environment. Though I'm one of the older staff and I'm probably the one with the most advanced degree among the group leaders, I know that I'm blessed to have a bunch of like-minded people to work with. Even when the kids frustrate us to no end, we all are still able to laugh about the ridiculous things kids try to pull among other more adult levels of hilarity.
Working full-time in the summer isn't ideal, but at least we get to play and have fun.
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