The Beach Reviews..

 As the warmup continues, we finally had to go see the beach, yesterday.  We've got three winter spots, and no surprise that two of them are by the beach.  We love Tucson, but both of us miss the water.  The beauty of the desert, the climate, definitely make up for what we lose in beach, though.

 Of the two beaches we visit during the winters, Port Aransas, TX (Port A) and New Smyrna Beach, FL (NSB) has some plusses.

Both NSB and Port A allow us to drive and park on the beach.  The sand at NSB is beautiful and better than Port A, which usually has quite a bit of seaweed and a lot of Jellyfish.  Advantage NSB.
Getting to each has some neat perks.  NSB, you get to drive through old NSB and two choices over the causeway.  Port A has the ferry.  Advantage, Port A.


Port A, allows us to bring the girls on a leash.  A huge plus.

New Smyrna Beach has a bar (Toni & Joe's) we love overlooking the beach, but Port A allows us to bring coolers to the beach.  Again, advantage Port A.