We love living near the coast. I personally think that it's madness to play in water so cold it makes you cry out in pain. Well, I cry out anyway. I am happy to stay on the beach and out of the water. Not my boys.....they were born to boogie! I can't keep them out of it. They ride those frigid waves on their boogie boards. This year we added skim boards and Cairan and Haydn tried surfing. They're hooked! What can I say, we love the beach!