Tribe.net. Local Connections Micha http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/1266e4be-1cd0-4412-9fa1-d0cc6272ced7 2008-05-17T06:24:56Z 2008-05-17T06:24:56Z

<div>Hi <br/> <br/>I am a local author in San Francisco spreading word about my new book about my life working on a cruise ship. Permanent Passenger: My Life on a Cruise Ship chronicles my wacky job search to get my dream job as Assistant Cruise Director and takes you behind the scenes on a cruise ship. <br/> <br/>Witnessing rescues at sea, stowaways, fatalities, and passionate romances are just some of the day to day events revealed in this intriguing and humorous account. <br/> <br/>Go to www.permanentpassenger.com to see more about the book. <br/> <br/> <br/>Truly a very funny insightful book that will make you laugh – cry – and throw up just a bit. <br/> <br/>Cheers <br/>Micha Berman</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

Micha 2008-05-17T06:24:56Z tarag http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/139e982f-4d7a-44f9-960f-4bde84211ee4 2008-05-09T15:34:43Z 2007-06-09T03:56:51Z

<div>I'm finally getting my dream of going to Hawaii, for my honeymoon in Oct. Yay!! <br/>Has anyone been to Kauai? We're staying in Poipu. <br/>Any advice is appreciated. <br/>~ Tara</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 6 replies </div>

tarag 2007-06-09T03:56:51Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/1817a410-9a3a-4ec1-8a98-02a0f1fd49bc 2008-05-06T20:54:14Z 2004-03-07T04:29:22Z

<div>Orient Beach in St Maerten was nice but I stayed on the clothing mandatory side. There is a beach up in Canada we go to in the summer called Wasaga Beach. Its supposed to be the longest freshwater beach in North America. It a great time and the Canadian beer is also very good...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 31 replies </div>

Tom 2004-03-07T04:29:22Z peaches http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/995b22c2-b7e6-40c6-addb-1fbc30aaa108 2008-04-03T05:03:00Z 2008-04-03T05:03:00Z

<div>I'd love to have a beach bonfire somewhere this weekend....reasonably close to San Jose. Any takers?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

peaches 2008-04-03T05:03:00Z Jahvan http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/2081a013-3e23-48e5-830b-3c44b406d56d 2008-02-06T00:20:43Z 2008-02-06T00:20:43Z

<div>February 5, 2008 Los Angeles, California – <br/>From: http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1383&amp;category=Environment <br/> <br/>The National Resources Defense Council reports that on February 4, 2008, “a federal court struck down a waiver issued by the White House purporting to exempt the U.S. Navy from complying with a bedrock environmental law during sonar training exercises off southern California. [ See Earthfiles More Information below.] <br/> <br/>“In nullifying the waiver, the court reaffirmed an injunction issued early in January, requiring the Navy to reduce harm to whales and other marine mammals from sonar training. The Navy has acknowledged that the high-intensity, mid-frequency sonar at issue can injure and kill whales and other marine mammals. <br/> <br/>‘The Court has affirmed that we do not live under an imperial presidency,’ said Joel Reynolds, Director of the Marine Mammal Protection Project at NRDC, which obtained the injunction against the Navy. ‘The Navy doesn’t need to harm whales to train effectively with sonar. By following the carefully crafted measures ordered by the court, the Navy can conduct its exercises without imperiling marine mammals.’ <br/> <br/>“On January 15, President Bush issued the Navy an unprecedented waiver under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), and allowed the Navy an ‘emergency’ waiver under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), for a series of training exercises involving high-intensity, mid-frequency sonar now underway. Those statutes are the basis of a January 3, 2008, injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper, requiring the Navy to monitor for and avoid marine mammals while operating sonar during the SOCAL naval exercises.” <br/> <br/>In rejecting the Bush administration’s waiver under NEPA, Judge Cooper wrote: <br/> <br/>“The Navy's current ‘emergency’ is simply a creature of its own making, i.e., its failure to prepare adequate environmental documentation in a timely fashion.” Judge Cooper later added that the Navy's position “produces the absurd result of permitting agencies to avoid their NEPA obligations by re-characterizing ordinary, planned activities as ‘emergencies’ in the interests of national security, economic stability, or other long-term policy goals. . . . This cannot be consistent with Congressional intent.” <br/> <br/> <br/>In addition, although Judge Cooper expressed “significant concerns about the constitutionality of the President’s exemption of the Navy from the requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act,” she wrote that no finding on the issue is necessary because the “Court is satisfied that its injunction stands firmly on NEPA grounds.” <br/> <br/>The court also reaffirmed its January 3 injunction, which requires the Navy to maintain a 12 nautical mile no-sonar buffer zone along the California coastline; to avoid other key whale habitat; to shut down sonar when marine mammals are spotted within 2,000 meters; and to monitor for marine mammals using various methods, among other measures. More than one year ago, the California Coastal Commission had urged the Navy to adopt similar protective measures during these exercises, finding them necessary to bring the training exercises into compliance with California’s coastal laws. <br/> <br/>The high-intensity MFA sonar system can blast vast areas of the oceans with dangerous levels of underwater noise and has killed marine mammals in numerous incidents around the world. The waters off Southern California have some of the richest marine habitat in the country, and include five endangered species of whales, a globally important population of blue whales, the largest animal ever to live on earth, and as many as seven individual species of beaked whales, which are known to be particularly vulnerable to underwater sound. <br/> <br/>“It is a bedrock principle of our government that neither the military nor the president is above the law,” said Richard Kendall, a senior partner at the Los Angeles law firm of Irell &amp; Manella, and co-counsel with NRDC in the lawsuit. “Judge Cooper has upheld that fundamental doctrine.” <br/> <br/>NRDC was joined in the lawsuit by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Cetacean Society International, League for Coastal Protection, Ocean Futures Society, and Jean-Michel Cousteau. <br/> <br/>The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national, nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Founded in 1970, NRDC has 1.2 million members and online activists, served from offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Beijing. <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

Jahvan 2008-02-06T00:20:43Z Jahvan http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/ffeb003a-4ac8-49a5-8134-c0f6d83bed97 2007-08-21T00:28:00Z 2007-08-21T00:28:00Z

<div> <br/>SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Australian scientists have discovered a giant underwater current that is one of the last missing links of a system that connects the world's oceans and missing links. <br/> <br/> <br/>The newly discovered current sweeps past the island of Tasmania (pictured) towards the Southern Atlantic. <br/> <br/>New research shows that a current sweeping past Australia's southern island of Tasmania toward the South Atlantic is a previously undetected part of the world climate system's engine-room, said scientist Ken Ridgway. <br/> <br/>The Southern Ocean, which swirls around Antarctica, has been identified in recent years as the main lung of global climate, absorbing a third of all carbon dioxide taken in by the world's oceans. <br/> <br/>"We knew that they (deep ocean pathway currents) could move from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean through Indonesia. Now we can see that they move south of Tasmania as well, another important link," Ridgway, of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, told Reuters. <br/> <br/>In each ocean, water flows around anticlockwise pathways, or gyres, the size of ocean basins. <br/> <br/>The newly discovered Tasman Outflow, which sweeps past Tasmania at an average depth of 800-1,000 meters (2,600 to 3,300 feet), is classed as a "supergyre" that links the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic southern hemisphere ocean basins, the government-backed CSIRO said in a statement on Wednesday. <br/> <br/>The CSIRO team analyzed thousands of temperature and salinity data samples collected between 1950 and 2002 by research ships, robotic ocean monitors and satellites between 60 degrees south, just north of the Antarctic Circle, and the Equator. <br/> <br/>"They identified linkages between these gyres to form a global-scale 'supergyre' that transfers water to all three ocean basins," the CSIRO said. <br/> <br/>Ridgway and co-author Jeff Dunn said identification of the supergyre improves the ability of researchers to more accurately explain how the ocean governs global climate. <br/> <br/>"Recognizing the scales and patterns of these subsurface water masses means they can be incorporated into the powerful models used by scientists to project how climate may change," Ridgway said in a statement. <br/> <br/>The best known of the global ocean currents is the North Atlantic loop of the Great Ocean Conveyer, which brings warm water from the Equator to waters off northern Europe, ensuring relatively mild weather there. Scientists say if the conveyor collapsed, northern Europe would be plunged into an ice age. <br/> <br/>Earlier this year, another CSIRO scientist said global warming was already having an impact on the vast Southern Ocean, posing a threat to myriad ocean currents that distribute heat around the world. <br/> <br/>Melting ice-sheets and glaciers in Antarctica are releasing fresh water, interfering with the formation of dense "bottom water", which sinks 4-5 kilometers to the ocean floor and helps drive the world's ocean circulation system. <br/> <br/>A slowdown in the system known as "overturning circulation" would affect the way the ocean, which absorbs 85 percent of atmospheric heat, carries heat around the globe, Steve Rintoul, a senior scientist at the CSIRO Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research, said in March. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

Jahvan 2007-08-21T00:28:00Z Isis http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/2d3ed7fa-4045-4334-a8b3-c0fc3cb70b1f 2007-06-05T17:01:04Z 2007-06-05T17:01:04Z

<div>@ <br/> <br/>http://tribes.tribe.net/flickring </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

Isis 2007-06-05T17:01:04Z Dave http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/92df31f2-0664-4000-8080-46dba6ac2252 2007-04-18T10:35:09Z 2007-03-03T17:54:13Z

<div>Leaving for Nam soon, looking for info on good beaches as well as lodging, transportation, or anything else that you may know about it. Any info would be great. Thanks</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

Dave 2007-03-03T17:54:13Z Jahvan http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/79ae2a30-be97-42c2-9161-bfc3c3ddf02e 2007-04-16T12:46:53Z 2007-04-16T12:46:53Z

<div>So, as I am currently unable to get my altitude adjustment due to location here in Southern Oregon...I have resorted to living the dream of flight vicariously through the video footage I have compiled over the last four years of flying over the incredibly gorgeous reefs of the SouthPacific. Fiji to be exact. We are Part-time, seasonal residents of the country ands have been hard at work building a house and setting ourselves up to do some groundbreaking flights in my brothers M2 Sprint with Full-Lotus Floats. With his BFI in hand, we are free to fly and Film some of the most amazing land and sea-scapes this planet has to offer. I have spent the last summer working on the production of the FlyFiji Movie...Elegant Integrity. A half hour long DVD full of incredibly grand views, a bit of surfing(Fly-Surfing, actually), Photo Slideshow, and smooth soundtrack. Trying to describe the view above a coral reef paradise to someone who hasn't seen it, is like trying to explain a moving sunset to a blindman...Even an accomplished poet would be hesitant... <br/>~All you have to do is contact me through this here Tribe~net, and you can share in the experience of gliding over the reefs of the tropical SouthPacific .... <br/>As always, Its our point of view that determines our fate~ <br/>Blessings, <br/>Jahvan</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

Jahvan 2007-04-16T12:46:53Z michael http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/01ecb83f-affc-4663-9ee8-3bc45da6ec1f 2006-08-06T02:48:16Z 2006-08-06T02:48:16Z

<div>I would like to join your tribe. <br/> <br/>Kind Regards <br/>michael</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

michael 2006-08-06T02:48:16Z Johan http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/ab354143-60c8-42f5-a033-de637d18a454 2006-07-13T09:17:16Z 2006-07-13T09:17:16Z

<div>anybody interested? its heaven indeed..:)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

Johan 2006-07-13T09:17:16Z http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/d4927e33-b2c3-48e6-810e-687afb1c711f 2006-07-08T18:34:14Z 2006-06-01T21:46:20Z

<div>Out of curiousity, who here works on the beach? Who lives on the beach? <br/> <br/>I wait tables at a restaurant on the beach. It rules. The beach is directly across the street from where I live. No condos in the way or anything else. There's sand all over the place in my house. I crawl into the bed and feel sand sometimes. Love it. <br/> <br/>Peace, <br/>msi.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 4 replies </div>

2006-06-01T21:46:20Z GerberBaby http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/ed35d78d-49a9-4395-a082-874cb1316e60 2006-05-29T16:54:46Z 2006-02-28T17:45:33Z

<div>I've been beaching in and around Playa del Carmen, Mexico, since '96. But as the Mayan Riviera gets more and more developed, popular, and Americanized, I'm starting to look for a new and off-the-beaten-path tropical Eden. Has anyone been to, or heard about, Playa Sonrisa? http://www.playasonrisa.com/ <br/> <br/>It's quite a bit further south, 240 miles south of Cancun, so quite a trek from the nearest airport. But it sounds really amazing, secluded, and pretty much clothing-optional. <br/> <br/>I'd love to find someone who's spent time there. <br/> <br/>Trevor</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

GerberBaby 2006-02-28T17:45:33Z Los Congos http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/07553be2-703a-4ba8-a253-8c607a17efac 2006-05-14T00:39:45Z 2006-04-10T19:05:22Z

<div> <br/>Check This Place Out - A True Waterfront Paradise! <br/> <br/>Los Congos Waterfront Resort Community. <br/> <br/>Live in a tropical forest filled with monkeys, orchids &amp; butterflies! <br/> <br/>www.loscongos.com/tribe.htm <br/> <br/>Prime waterfront estate lots for sale now from $95K. Nicaragua is RED HOT for investment. <br/>Experts say it is what Costa Rica was 20 years ago, opportunity is still available. <br/> <br/>FINANCING AVAILABLE on Lots &amp; Home Construction. Top quality construction to US Standards. <br/> <br/>www.loscongos.com/tribe.htm <br/> <br/>Visit the web site for complete details, paradise is still affordable! <br/> <br/>Thanks! </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

Los Congos 2006-04-10T19:05:22Z timbo http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/5bc1ac35-553d-4736-a0cc-f7dfe53ca13e 2006-05-14T00:36:05Z 2006-05-02T15:02:24Z

<div>Okay, I finally made it to a beach on the Great Lakes this spring-- <br/> <br/>http://adayatthebeach.tribe.net/photos/5571ba7d-50a0-4e80-999e-c265bd58b2af <br/> <br/>What are some other great beaches? <br/> <br/>Ward Island off of Toronto was very interesting from a nature and sounds point of view with frogs and birds, the wind, the sound of racing lazers, a voice or two in the distance. Fresh wood gnawed by beavers had amazing textures. There was drift wood on the beach and garter snakes in the underbrush. When one sits on the sand, even in a brisk wind, the sand is warm and frogs can be heard in the nearby marsh. <br/> <br/>So, what other great beaches are there on the Great Lakes? There must be many...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

timbo 2006-05-02T15:02:24Z jennybee108 http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/3c644e67-2ef5-4e93-a7b5-5c27c4331a76 2006-04-22T04:53:15Z 2006-04-22T04:53:15Z

<div>thinking about going on a 3 week jaunt there. any thoughts?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

jennybee108 2006-04-22T04:53:15Z James http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/b8f17b20-1beb-4668-b61b-8912daa8d0be 2006-03-16T00:58:50Z 2006-03-15T06:58:51Z

<div>I am looking for a little fun in the sun, not necessarily Cancun fun, just relaxing and tranquilo. Can anyone recccomend some places to visit and stay for a few days. I am driving from Berkeley...I have 8 days total. Give me what you got, because right now I don't have much! Thanks ahead of time! <br/>-james</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 2 replies </div>

James 2006-03-15T06:58:51Z Samantha http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/6358a171-7802-4dc6-8b46-1aa6cba6a9c0 2006-03-05T18:44:10Z 2006-03-03T04:24:36Z

<div>Hi all, I'm new to this place, this tribe, this website. Just a general question for you fellow beach chasers, where is the best beach in the world and what makes it so awesome? I'm on a mission....</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 4 replies </div>

Samantha 2006-03-03T04:24:36Z http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/37b9fbdb-5f53-4f6a-9e4a-58199901fca2 2006-02-28T04:59:53Z 2006-02-28T04:59:53Z

<div>Hey, I went to an unbelievable beach on Mykonos Island in Greece. It was apart of a Contiki tour which is a travel company for college aged students. It was a blast, check out my travelogue for pictures of Mykonos if you get the chance. <br/> <br/>www.ultimate-european.com</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

2006-02-28T04:59:53Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/23e05d06-1009-4679-be86-6de4a3c562c7 2006-02-21T21:48:28Z 2005-02-13T22:50:10Z

<div>How many swimsuits do you usually buy per year <br/> <br/>When do you usually buy them <br/> <br/>Do you ever buy them on-line <br/> <br/>Why or why not <br/> <br/>Thanks for all your help... <br/> <br/>Tom </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 8 replies </div>

Tom 2005-02-13T22:50:10Z novahappyguy http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/9ca60c7c-85c2-4987-a361-66eebfb5d607 2006-02-19T05:38:36Z 2006-02-19T05:38:36Z

<div>Has anyone stayed at this hotel? How about on Eleuthera Island? we're headed there in April </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

novahappyguy 2006-02-19T05:38:36Z David http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/3bd4645c-b904-4c40-9b97-08d5b1189f6f 2006-02-09T18:09:01Z 2006-02-09T18:09:01Z

<div>Hi <br/> <br/>I've just released a new documentary film about Grenada. Here is more info. <br/> <br/>GRENADA: THE MAROON SPIRIT, a new documentary film by Pumpkinhead Production Company to donate portion of sales to Grenada Maroon Fund <br/> <br/>What happens when a small Caribbean island is hit by a massive hurricane? How does a country cope when 90% of their homes are destroyed or damaged? What happens when your agricultural sector is wrecked and your major export crop will take years to recover? What are the hopes of the people for the future under such conditions? These are some of the questions that GRENADA: THE MAROON SPIRIT hopes to answer for people. This new production by the Pumpkinhead Production Company was filmed on the island of Grenada in the Eastern Caribbean in November of 2004, two months after Hurricane Ivan devastated the island nation on September 7. <br/> <br/>Traveling throughout Grenada and its sister island of Carriacou, GRENADA: THE MAROON SPIRIT interviews people from all walks of life, hearing about their experiences with the deadly hurricane and their efforts to rebuild their lives. They tell of the deadly winds, the flying debris and the resulting destruction. Their stories of working together with their neighbours, as a community to quickly get back on their feet are inspiring and educational. They credit Hurricane Ivan with rekindling the “Maroon Spirit” amongst the population. The actual live footage of Hurricane Ivan shows the deadly force that these brave people had to face. <br/> <br/>The film places Hurricane Ivan within a historical context by interviewing two of Grenada’s foremost historians, author and historian George Brizan and Beverly Steele, author and Head Tutor at T.A. Marryshow House, Grenada campus of the University of the West Indies about Grenada’s past. This is a past that includes mass suicides, civil wars, dictatorships, revolutions, and invasions. Brenda Hood, Minister of Tourism, tells of the hurricane’s affect on the government and its efforts to rebuild their country. <br/> <br/>GRENADA: THE MAROON SPIRIT is a fifty-minute documentary film. It is the first feature length film by the Pumpkinhead Production Company, an independent film production house located in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The DVD is being sold online at www.grenadamaroonspirit.com or by mailing Pumpkinhead Production Company, P.O. Box 283, 720 6th Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 3C5. Pumpkinhead is committed to donating a portion of every sale to the Maroon Spirit Fund to aid in Grenada’s recovery. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

David 2006-02-09T18:09:01Z Steve http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/40d8509e-cb8d-4243-875f-96b3e120bdf9 2006-01-14T01:38:06Z 2005-09-24T12:10:41Z

<div>I am looking for a relaxed, not too touristy, natural beach setting with waves good enough to surf and cool people to bond with. I want read, center myself, fast a few days, and take in the sun and meet a fun clan. I'm traveling early Dec thru mid Jan as I do every year. Considering Indonesia, Australia, and Costa Rica...and will go anywhere. I've really enjoyed Bocas del Toro in Panama, Islands of Honduras, West Coast of Mexico to name a few. This is my first ever post and I just joined Tribe yesterday...thus my profile is a little bear. Give me a few days and I'll have more to share than words. <br/> <br/>Thank you all very much!! xxooxxo</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

Steve 2005-09-24T12:10:41Z kimberlyanne http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/ec76c046-1bd3-4a46-8608-42ef9fa63729 2006-01-06T20:16:25Z 2005-11-24T21:16:35Z

<div>When you're walking along the beach and you notice trash, please pick it up and throw it away, or better yet, recycle it!! <br/> <br/>Plastic cannot biodegrade!!! <br/> <br/>"The National Academy of Sciences estimates that 6.4 million tons of litter enter the world's oceans each year. Globally, plastic accounts for 60 to 95 percent of that waste, according to a 2002 report in the "Marin Pollution Bulletin," by J.G.B. Derriak. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, 5.5 percent of the plastic consumed int he US in 2001 was recycled. <br/> <br/>Hannah Nevins, beachcomber coordinator with Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, has found many dead seabirds' stomachs stuffed with plastic. Scientists don't know whether the plastic is poisoning the birds or if they're simply starving to death because the material is blocking their access to pray. Moore said laysan albatross chicks are also frequent victims of plastic-bounty starvation. "They die from false feelings of satiation, which result from being fed bottle caps, cigarette lighters, and toys, which they cannot regurgitate so they stop begging their parents for food." There are a whole bunch of chemicals in plastics that mimic estrogen," Ebbesmeyer said. "If a male mammal ingests them, you're altering the balance between testosterone and estrogen and you wind up with populations worldwide where the males are becoming less male." Marine debris has adversely affected at least 267 species worldwide including 86 percent of sea turtle species, 44 percent of sea bird species and 43 percent of marine mammal species, primarily through ingestion, starvation, suffocation and entanglement, according to D.W. Laist in the book "Marine Debris-Sources, Impacts and Solutions." <br/> <br/>In the ocean, where the plastic rises to the surface, there are gyres - where high pressure zones swirl currents together "like a toilet that never flushes", according to Moore. Scientists have given gyres nicknames, like "Eastern Garbage Patch." One such gyre is reported to span 10 million square miles, which makes it as large as Africa. <br/> <br/>Excerpts taken directly from the Richmond Review Press, September issue 2005 - www.sfrichmondreview.com <br/> <br/>PLEASE CLEAN UP OUR BEACHES!!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

kimberlyanne 2005-11-24T21:16:35Z bryce_hollywood http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/7e5d118c-9485-4b66-a236-9db10d468111 2005-12-29T00:27:38Z 2005-12-29T00:27:38Z

<div>Are any members here local to Haulover Beach in Miami Florida? <br/> <br/>I am looking for others who enjoy this Beach.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

bryce_hollywood 2005-12-29T00:27:38Z roart http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/5eac14d8-adda-408d-96be-5bc3930c2f90 2005-12-09T11:17:43Z 2005-12-09T11:17:43Z

<div>In the spring 2006 All to Crimea! <br/>I invite (by any person with an optical education) extreme round, cave cities, underwater caves, <br/>tunnels, grottoes the sunk ships, galleys, <br/>the Greek settlements on depth of 3-4 meters! <br/> <br/>Look- <br/> <br/>http://www.crimea-guide.com <br/> <br/>Write I shall answer All! <br/> <br/>roart@evpanet.com <br/> <br/>Roman KRAVCHENKO <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

roart 2005-12-09T11:17:43Z timbo http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/64c0bd2a-5cb9-4884-b961-9987150ad134 2005-10-01T06:14:20Z 2005-10-01T05:38:25Z

<div>Anyone know why there are no sand dollars on Sand Dollar beach in California? I saw some live shrimps there hat washed up and also zillions of sand fleas. Had a good time anyway but the large group of folks I went there with were all wondering about the missing sand dollar shells... <br/> <br/>It was a magnificent trip nonetheless and the weather was fantastic. In fact, I hope to get to the beach again next week...or even this weekend!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

timbo 2005-10-01T05:38:25Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/528bea65-bb47-4dbe-b974-49c73c9c440f 2005-09-17T17:29:08Z 2004-05-24T23:41:14Z

<div>Looking for some cool beach links for my website. If you have some places on-line that you like to go to check out beach related things let me know. Thanks beach bums... <br/> <br/>Tom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 7 replies </div>

Tom 2004-05-24T23:41:14Z chrispyg http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/015e73fe-1324-4808-b27e-1365bf4604c8 2005-09-03T02:28:03Z 2005-08-30T01:23:55Z

<div>Woo hoo! I spent the weekend at the beach :-) <br/> <br/>Grand Bend, which is located on Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. It was beautiful! Perfect beach weather, lots of beach fun and an amazing swim! <br/>One of the best parts of the beach is being drunk off of pineapple margaritas at 3 in the afternoon, surrounded by a bunch of people who are there to let loose!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

chrispyg 2005-08-30T01:23:55Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/b61a224a-66d1-430f-9327-ba95a980e387 2005-07-27T17:53:58Z 2005-07-26T14:18:46Z

<div>Its been a great summer weather wise. Scorching hot here in the northeast. Usually we may have one or two days in the 90's and it seems like the last month has been 90 ++. You can blame all this heat on me, I broke down and bought a pool this spring. I think we have gotten a lifetime's use out of it already this summer. <br/> <br/>Hope everyone is enjoying summer and heading out to the beaches. Anyone been taking any summer vacations so far. <br/> <br/>Enjoy it while you can <br/> <br/>Tom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

Tom 2005-07-26T14:18:46Z timbo http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/b502e88f-2e89-4d28-aac9-1dd01abaaca6 2005-06-24T19:35:13Z 2005-06-24T19:35:13Z

<div>Yesterday, I went to the beach with a six year old who had never been. It was amazing to watch them get the bug to collecting things, ignore the incoming waves, getting really wet. Showed her how to get the sand crabs out of the sand at the shore--she was ecstatic, although we felt bad about me killing one by accident on the first try. <br/> <br/>Pockets full of rocks and pieces of shell, etc, we left. <br/> <br/>Still have to go back when the weather is better and perform the ritual burial in the sand baptism, building sand castles, etc. Hope I'm there for it! <br/> <br/>I'm now trying to think back to my first time at the beach...it must have been when I was very young... <br/> <br/>T</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

timbo 2005-06-24T19:35:13Z ursula http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/45d26a2a-2328-4b67-953b-da4b1e841660 2005-06-22T22:50:43Z 2004-11-17T23:58:13Z

<div>what's the best beach in the world? <br/> <br/>i'll start, my top 3 (so far...) <br/> <br/>1. hat yuan beach, ko phan gan, thailand <br/>2. mezunte, mexico (pacific coast) <br/>3. grey whale beach, near halfmoon bay, california</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 13 replies </div>

ursula 2004-11-17T23:58:13Z Sabrina http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/7d32fe25-ea5b-4302-b731-cbb320b577c7 2005-06-10T21:30:24Z 2005-05-01T22:04:18Z

<div>What we'd like is somewhere relaxed, with a beautiful beach, and a bit of yoga (but not too intensive, maybe once a day). <br/>Thinking of Spain, but am open to other ideas. <br/>Anyone know of anywhere good? (and not too expensive). <br/>Hope you're all enjoying your beaches and/or enjoying re-living those sunny memories. <br/>Sabrina <br/>x</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

Sabrina 2005-05-01T22:04:18Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/443cdb04-6016-40bf-a5f0-c48df3193fa7 2005-04-25T18:41:30Z 2005-04-12T14:01:51Z

<div>Spring has finally sprung, except for Colorado (&amp;lt;:, All these warm sunny days here in the east, spring fever is definetly in the air. <br/> <br/>Has anyone taken any good spring vacations this year, any good beaches to report, any good spring break stories to report. Did any of you "girls go wild". Its been pretty calm for me, except the short trip to Miami Beach. ( I do miss the Eden Roc). <br/> <br/>Is anyone looking forward to summer as much as me. <br/> <br/>Lets hear it people... <br/> <br/>Tom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

Tom 2005-04-12T14:01:51Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/38e46268-9b98-45be-a57d-a1408e96ee5b 2005-02-13T22:46:01Z 2004-09-28T23:06:26Z

<div>For a few nights and then taking a 4 day western carribean cruise. I am looking for recommendations for Miami Beach, Key West and Cozumel. Where to eat, what to do, etc. Hopefully the hurricanes are past us for know. Thanks in advance. Anyone else have any trips coming up. After this vacation, I have a business trip out to silicon valley at the end of October. I love it out in CA but man is housing expensive. Take care...Tom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 5 replies </div>

Tom 2004-09-28T23:06:26Z http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/9a6c7c29-30e4-4a11-9a92-806531a94d65 2005-02-13T18:43:12Z 2004-09-10T17:52:51Z

<div>Do you like your beaches crowded or empty? What are your ideal water conditions? Topography? <br/> <br/>What do you DO at yout ideal beach?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

2004-09-10T17:52:51Z stacy http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/f5293124-4e8a-4182-b2c3-8b9586d140b5 2005-01-20T21:10:11Z 2005-01-13T09:12:54Z

<div>I am going to Cancun in March and was wondering if any one has and sugestions of places to definitely go...and more importantly...WHERE NOT TO GO!!! I am planning on just going to shorten the winter up here and get some diving done.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 2 replies </div>

stacy 2005-01-13T09:12:54Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/f9e3c778-6d24-448b-9045-8e16f32b2b5d 2005-01-02T21:03:15Z 2004-12-31T22:04:35Z

<div>Hi everyone <br/> <br/>Our holidays have been wonderful and I hope that yours have been equally the same. Winter has set in here in New York and I cannot wait for it to be over. <br/> <br/>From our family to yours have a great holiday and may the warm thoughts of summer and the beach keep you warm this winter. <br/> <br/>Take care and God bless. <br/> <br/>Tom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

Tom 2004-12-31T22:04:35Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/6404c105-38e9-43c0-b1b3-fe2b515db5d7 2004-11-09T20:10:00Z 2004-08-11T17:11:06Z

<div>Hey everyone. We started an on-line beach store and am looking for some feedback. Since you guys are frequent beach go'ers let me know what you think. The name should be quite familiar, its A Day at the Beach (at www.ADayAtTheBeach.Com) stop by when you can and check it out and give me some feedback. You can let me know here on this thread or send me an email. If you ever need any beach gear, I will certainly hook you all up. Thanks in advance for your thoughts, recommendations and criticisms. <br/> <br/>Tom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

Tom 2004-08-11T17:11:06Z oobiesam http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/e3f3bfa3-dcca-458d-ab15-4b28d894f490 2004-09-19T18:47:14Z 2004-09-19T18:47:14Z

<div>hey beachy people. anyone here in LA? i'll be playing in a surf band this thursday at the good hurt in Mar Vista. its on venice near centinela, if anyone can make it. we do the surf music - as good as any surfer can - hah. <br/>i'll be the one in the hawaiin dress, you can't miss me. <br/>a funk band will foloow - and they're great too. <br/>so its at 9:00 on thursday, if anyone can make it. <br/>adios! <br/>oobie:)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

oobiesam 2004-09-19T18:47:14Z Jolie http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/0d8450fa-dc8c-4eea-97db-8d3b3e198beb 2004-09-19T17:17:19Z 2004-09-19T17:17:19Z

<div>Go check out the beach for yourself and you be the judge. Take advantage of this incredible last minute deals to Playa del Carmen, Mexico: 6 night, 7 day accommodation and all-inclusive meal package for only $799 per couple!!!(2 people) Yes, that ’s less than $70 per person per night for an all-inclusive package at a luxury 5 star resort in Mexico!!!! Please e-mail me at info@mayanrivieravilla.com or visit www.mayanrivieravilla.com for pictures of the property. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

Jolie 2004-09-19T17:17:19Z Gurl http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/4a8d085f-37b8-41a3-ab51-94e0de28eef0 2004-09-10T17:51:01Z 2004-09-09T09:47:05Z

<div> <br/>anyone? have just returned from a "beach therapy" recently..could never ask for more, however, the sand by Kuta beach (bali) was scorching hot that burnt my feet! laid there for an hour plus &amp; i was BURNT even after applying almost a whole tube of sun block + a 20-min massage! <br/> <br/>...it was all GOOD FUN being a beach bum occasionally &amp; people watch! <br/> <br/>it's not as bad a 'terrorist' country as we perceive it to be. security is very tight &amp; an eye opener for one &amp; all to check out the scene... <br/> <br/>i've also posted 2 new beach pictures in da album.. <br/> <br/>:PEACE: <br/>trish</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 4 replies </div>

Gurl 2004-09-09T09:47:05Z DP http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/4c2e6df7-496e-4b38-bf25-22e53f080662 2004-09-10T13:40:08Z 2004-09-10T13:40:08Z

<div>yes folks.....the Indiana Sand Dunes/beaches are really pretty nice.....swimming in Lake Michigan is very refreshing.....of course I have to worry a bit about the pollution factor....you can see the factories of Gary down the way.....and Chicago across the lake!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

DP 2004-09-10T13:40:08Z tarag http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/3fddb220-9fa7-4a3f-9e83-ec135ac8c5da 2004-09-10T03:33:01Z 2004-09-09T01:00:20Z

<div>I cant believe it........ I didnt make it down to the beach once this summer. shameful for a Jersey girl! :O(</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 4 replies </div>

tarag 2004-09-09T01:00:20Z http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/28d8a1f3-f2dd-4200-9e5c-a6f9322564ff 2004-09-08T20:44:59Z 2004-08-21T15:26:54Z

<div>A nice little piece about how simple beach houses have given way to mini-mansions. Not that I could afford either kind, but still... <br/> <br/>http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/projo_20040820_20ctmor.2cff59.html</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 2 replies </div>

2004-08-21T15:26:54Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/274f8f6b-1c52-45e1-89ff-3078eadc39f7 2004-09-08T18:54:55Z 2004-09-08T16:46:03Z

<div>Was up in Canada for the Labor Day weekend at a beach called Pleasant Beach. The weather was perfect, the best we have had all summer. It was great being out there with family and friends spending some time at the beach. Knocking back a few "pops", tossing the football around, setting off some fireworks at night. A fitting way to end the summer...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 2 replies </div>

Tom 2004-09-08T16:46:03Z http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/4386fee2-4c27-4f70-abf8-6d1f16ee34c8 2004-08-24T12:10:05Z 2004-08-21T13:12:48Z

<div>Here I sit <br/>sand in my toes <br/>gentle waves crashing down <br/>salty air blows through my hair <br/>the sun caresses my skin.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

2004-08-21T13:12:48Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/3082306b-ed60-4db1-b7ce-92149d68a3b6 2004-08-20T09:18:14Z 2004-08-17T12:05:40Z

<div>Out here in Ohio on business and of course I had to find a beach to visit. Checked out this beach yesterday. <br/> <br/>http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/headlnds.htm <br/> <br/>Weather is actually pretty nice this week for a change.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 6 replies </div>

Tom 2004-08-17T12:05:40Z Catana http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/d93827a8-632a-4ca4-bfda-1976ba8ea72b 2004-08-17T03:04:34Z 2004-08-16T03:35:26Z

<div>i'm coming baby! just two more months and i'll be living on maui <br/>and soaking up ocean, sand, tropical fish, palm trees and sun sets...my heaven and i don't have to die first. thankyou god!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 2 replies </div>

Catana 2004-08-16T03:35:26Z LaurieSiegel http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/024f62df-b229-4e45-98e1-3a6f85b15404 2004-08-16T15:32:56Z 2004-07-12T13:56:06Z

<div>Hi, I'm Laurie. I live in New York State and really would love to get out to the ocean this summer. My husband and I are taking a vacation in early August and are looking for a good beach to spend a few days....we will likely be in the New England area around Massechusetts visiting friends and family. We would consider camping or somewhat inexpensive lodging, and are trying to avoid places overly packed with tourists, screaming children, radios, etc. We enjoy natural settings. Places where bathing suits are optional are even better!! Any suggestions anyone??????</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

LaurieSiegel 2004-07-12T13:56:06Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/4074b1d4-3f6b-40a3-873a-1043fb5b580b 2004-08-13T01:00:39Z 2004-08-11T17:03:08Z

<div>Heading to South Beach at the end of next month. First time there so looking for recommendations as to where to go for fun, food, frolic, etc...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 2 replies </div>

Tom 2004-08-11T17:03:08Z lilita-yaya http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/4d09c97a-7866-4cdb-81fe-7338ab5230f6 2004-08-07T04:41:38Z 2004-08-05T05:01:12Z

<div>so, which beach would you recommend to someone who likes to do a bit of swimming and a bit of sunbathing on the weekend? (i'm in L.A.)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

lilita-yaya 2004-08-05T05:01:12Z MidnightOrchid http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/2fd60709-1259-43b8-a1bf-b9915b1a19fc 2004-07-30T00:45:07Z 2004-07-29T01:45:55Z

<div>A group of people are getting together to enter the sand castle building contest August 14th. None of us have ever done this before and we're just doing it for kicks and giggles. <br/>However, I just look up pictures and WOW!!!! even I almost backed out..... Soooooooo I'm looking for someone with some experience or artist ability to help us....</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

MidnightOrchid 2004-07-29T01:45:55Z rainbowdawn1 http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/1edde36b-9d94-4b66-bbe1-57ae310cd8bd 2004-07-29T12:21:04Z 2004-07-27T18:57:41Z

<div>just went last weekend and spent a few days at the very very end of Long Island in New York- Montauk Beach. (they call it "The End") Who knew that long island could be so nice? I really enjoyed myself and the beach was beautiful. We wandered around the lighthouse and bluffs near the sound too, and found a lot of shells. And camped at this great site called Hither Hills right at the beach! (although, it wasn't at all private- lotsa families- but at least we could still sleep to the sound of the waves) Anyone else ever been there?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 4 replies </div>

rainbowdawn1 2004-07-27T18:57:41Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/51d74ab1-3529-4e96-a4ea-c079fad8966c 2004-07-29T05:31:09Z 2004-07-27T21:54:17Z

<div>How has the weather been around the country. Here on the east coast in western New York it has been a cold and rainy summer. Really limiting any beach time so far. Hopefully you all have had better luck..</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 5 replies </div>

Tom 2004-07-27T21:54:17Z Adam333 http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/3d0ec1c2-2ad6-4581-b558-0e6445e3910d 2004-07-18T17:34:37Z 2004-05-13T06:28:36Z

<div>Hi - <br/>Just wondering about some of the strange,cool,funny names we give our beaches <br/>like <br/>Beercan,...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 14 replies </div>

Adam333 2004-05-13T06:28:36Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/9de59927-2880-4360-9232-bd8f11a3c15d 2004-07-02T22:28:37Z 2004-07-01T22:10:55Z

<div>Its the longest best weekend of summer, what are your plans. Anyone doing some beach time this weekend. No beach for me as I am on the DL, but I will be thinking of you guys out there sunning it up. Thats one thing with a "beach" tribe, unless you bring you laptops, you guys are never here (&amp;lt;:</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

Tom 2004-07-01T22:10:55Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/e3fceb9b-d5ba-44f7-b5a2-0386afc8c895 2004-06-25T20:52:22Z 2004-06-25T17:28:07Z

<div>Anyone traveling abroad this summer. I wonder with the current world events if anyone is changing their plans and traveling a little closer to home. They had an interesting topic on the radio the other day. If you were given an all expenses paid trip to Athens for the Olympics would you go...Would you??</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

Tom 2004-06-25T17:28:07Z MidnightOrchid http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/77445096-096e-42c9-8916-2e61d1bce4f4 2004-06-24T03:34:32Z 2004-06-20T20:44:44Z

<div>A few people are getting together in Long Beach (Belmont Shores) tonight for a drumming circle. If any one is interested we'll be on Ocean ave at Le Verne.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

MidnightOrchid 2004-06-20T20:44:44Z katie http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/432df6b7-2552-4047-874d-296cf0112a81 2004-06-22T23:27:37Z 2004-06-16T17:13:47Z

<div>has anyone been here? <br/>its in Mexico.... <br/>i was thinking about checking it out. <br/>any comments.suggestions?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 2 replies </div>

katie 2004-06-16T17:13:47Z http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/f10a362b-3e68-47e3-92cf-f4d93fa9ff4c 2004-06-18T10:39:24Z 2004-06-02T04:17:59Z

<div>I'll be in Western Europe starting in August. And places (beaches) that I just cannot miss?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 9 replies </div>

2004-06-02T04:17:59Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/2ac17865-dbae-4caa-ba39-5e96eae5c3c3 2004-06-16T07:04:07Z 2004-06-08T23:49:26Z

<div>Well it seems like it is finally summer on the east coast. After a few eeks of rain, we got some nice 90++ weather. <br/> <br/>Finally... <br/> <br/>Tom </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 2 replies </div>

Tom 2004-06-08T23:49:26Z Heidi http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/873b6963-61f0-45b8-930a-4450dcd29e00 2004-06-03T15:54:39Z 2004-06-01T20:32:21Z

<div>I added a few pictures from my recent trip to Italy which included a few days on the amalfi coast and cinque terre.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 10 replies </div>

Heidi 2004-06-01T20:32:21Z Jess http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/12b48636-2ddc-475d-a419-14faad6fe0b2 2004-05-28T19:01:05Z 2004-05-21T07:24:10Z

<div>Well folks, not to make anyone jealous, but I'm off for a week in Baja California to do some beach camping. I'll keep all of you in mind when I'm falling asleep to the sound of the ocean and drinking a beer while relaxing on the beach!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 6 replies </div>

Jess 2004-05-21T07:24:10Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/c0020664-0780-4909-a73a-1c886568fb0a 2004-05-27T22:27:19Z 2004-04-24T11:42:19Z

<div>Hey you beach bums...lets here a little more about who you are, what you do, where your from. Introduce yourself. <br/> <br/>Next on the mic is....</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 32 replies </div>

Tom 2004-04-24T11:42:19Z Gurl http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/b74ac5df-6930-449d-8d44-b5d9af59a6f0 2004-05-27T18:18:31Z 2004-05-27T10:26:58Z

<div>am sure you've heard the news of torrential rain out there which claimed lives over 500! happened yesterday or day before...global warming &amp; sea level is actually rising 5 - 6 mm yearly according to a report i read in the newspaper. God bless people in Haiti! <br/> <br/>Having said that, has anyone been there? Would you recommend? <br/> <br/>;P</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

Gurl 2004-05-27T10:26:58Z BBridge http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/eb58f711-4647-4061-b217-42d6d54cdcfe 2004-05-27T02:52:41Z 2004-05-27T02:23:13Z

<div>anyone ever been? i got a vacation magazine in the mail today, and by the looks of it, that's the next place i want to go. any opinions?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

BBridge 2004-05-27T02:23:13Z katie http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/f94b3496-53d1-4e74-b55c-65678ed002dd 2004-05-25T00:01:53Z 2004-05-24T23:53:50Z

<div>I'm planning a trip to Cabo, <br/>and wondered if any of you beach-lovin tribesters <br/>have any suggestions for a rental house. <br/>needs to hold up to 8-10 people, <br/>have a pool, ocean view, etc. <br/> <br/>Not crazy expensive, but not too dodgy either. <br/> <br/>thanks!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

katie 2004-05-24T23:53:50Z BBridge http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/534fd079-a8fd-4396-a70f-0febaee0bfc7 2004-05-20T21:11:38Z 2004-05-20T06:37:24Z

<div>hi there! i just joined, and i wanted to say hey to everyone. im happy to be here...i love fellow beachpeople</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 4 replies </div>

BBridge 2004-05-20T06:37:24Z kelli http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/2670f4da-85b6-41cc-8e22-a306267f0fc2 2004-05-18T02:14:41Z 2004-05-14T13:57:59Z

<div>Where should I put my towel and which one of you makes the girl drinks?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 11 replies </div>

kelli 2004-05-14T13:57:59Z Rania http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/c279bfe2-d19f-4339-9b56-aed31578ea2b 2004-05-18T01:15:36Z 2004-05-13T16:37:32Z

<div>Soooo...I just got back from my 2 week vacation in sunny Florida, where met Megs and John B for the first time after finding them on this tribealicious tribe.net! And now, thanks to this fabulous site, I have some great new friends that will be around for a long long time! <br/> <br/>I hung out at St. Pete Beach, Clearwater, and Cocoa Beach while I was there, ate an enormous amount of raw oysters and partied my little ass off!! <br/> <br/>Hopefully Megan will give us some pictures! She was the one with the camera. <br/> <br/>*sigh* i want to be back there. The beach is where I should be at all times.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

Rania 2004-05-13T16:37:32Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/76dce543-221b-404a-ad02-72e7a6a0888f 2004-05-14T17:29:59Z 2004-05-13T00:16:00Z

<div>When your at the beach does the fat guy in the speedo always put his towel down next to yours?? How can they think they look good or do they just not care. How about for girls.. thong vs a full bottom, what do you like to see on the beach. Girls is that string really comfortable. <br/> <br/>What do you think is appropriate beach attire.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 19 replies </div>

Tom 2004-05-13T00:16:00Z Jess http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/6ea0d2bc-486d-4d13-a5f9-6c598bf17c50 2004-05-13T21:26:47Z 2004-05-13T06:53:15Z

<div>One of my favorite things in the entire world... (as cheesy as that phrase is!)-- <br/> <br/>A beach at sunset, a blanket, a significant other, and a bottle of red wine. It doesn't get much better than that! <br/> <br/>(Sorry, romantic, girly moment. Humor me, please!) </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 11 replies </div>

Jess 2004-05-13T06:53:15Z Jess http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/b1f34552-2313-48ad-a3fc-4c5807c5bd53 2004-05-13T02:33:41Z 2004-05-13T00:13:55Z

<div>When I moved to Vegas last summer, people kept talking about going to the beach. And they're serious! What a joke! They go to Lake Mead and it's disgusting, dirty, rocky (there's really no beach at all!). It's just a place to bring your motor boat, jet skis, etc. <br/> <br/>But I got to go to LA last weekend and I was a happy gal on the beach. :) <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 10 replies </div>

Jess 2004-05-13T00:13:55Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/37b31246-298b-4266-8fe3-43e7d68710ea 2004-05-07T15:17:23Z 2004-05-07T14:58:28Z

<div>Lucky number 100 is.... <br/> <br/>Congrats, you win a prize.. <br/> <br/>Thanks everyone for making this a great tribe. 100 today, tomorrow, infinity and beyond. I could use a day at the beach right now (&amp;lt;: <br/> <br/>Tom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 1 reply </div>

Tom 2004-05-07T14:58:28Z Johnny http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/d88fc309-8213-4a37-9bfe-5c7afe2992ab 2004-05-04T16:49:48Z 2004-05-04T16:49:48Z

<div> <br/>Hey guys, here's the deal.. I want to go back to the Victoria Beach Tower near Laguna Beach CA, but I can't recall how to get there. HELP! <br/>Thanks <br/>By the way, just in case you don't know what am talking about.. it's a Tower that in on the side of a cliff. It was built back in the 30's .. I think.. anywho.. great place to take photos.. just have to watch out for high tide. <br/>Thanks for the help guys</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

Johnny 2004-05-04T16:49:48Z Rania http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/f19ac521-f57c-400d-b109-1f566e103d1d 2004-04-30T20:03:56Z 2004-04-22T16:20:46Z

<div>I leave for Florida in a few days and I'm gonna go meet John B and Megs from Tribe!! We are all gonna meet up in Tampa and go do some surfing!! <br/> <br/>My boyfriend just got this amazing job going down to the islands once a month for a week at a time. His first gig is in St. Lucia in a couple weeks, and I may be flying down to meet him!! <br/> <br/>*keeping fingers crossed* <br/>but if not, atleast I'll get in some fun in the sun with new tribe friends yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 9 replies </div>

Rania 2004-04-22T16:20:46Z katie http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/ce1d390f-168e-4dc0-8376-a6c4d2bb080e 2004-04-27T02:17:11Z 2004-04-10T17:02:36Z

<div>Hi beach-lovers! Isn't running on the beach awesome? <br/> <br/>I'm just back from Miami Beach (south beach), and the beach there is great for running. I guess lots of trucks, etc. drive up and down so the sand is really hard and flat.. There were lots of other folks running and jogging out there too. <br/> <br/>I'm in northern cali. and does anyone know of a good beach for running?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 8 replies </div>

katie 2004-04-10T17:02:36Z http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/7aa72c1b-b9fe-4e2f-9a24-4e5c21c6aac7 2004-04-22T22:07:29Z 2004-03-31T14:58:43Z

<div>It is almost that time for the beach! I love Atlantic Beach in North Carolina! It is not crowded and it has a lovely private beach where you can have alot of privacy! Marie(***</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 4 replies </div>

2004-03-31T14:58:43Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/47b02322-6292-485c-9859-3e87c5ba2e6d 2004-04-12T07:00:00Z 2004-04-11T12:26:29Z

<div>Happy Easter to you and yours. Thanks for making our tribe a great one. I can feel the sand between my toes... <br/> <br/>Take care and God Bless. <br/> <br/>Tom</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 4 replies </div>

Tom 2004-04-11T12:26:29Z oobiesam http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/d3e80c07-9c51-4d04-987b-08211e1f76d1 2004-04-11T04:33:38Z 2004-04-11T04:33:38Z

<div>i went surfing at Zuma beach, California. <br/>we saw our usuall porpoise activity, which happens almost every time, so even though its amazing, its kinda par for the course. But today, the porpoise had to be the oldest bunch in the waters. they were twice as big as any we've ever seen, and they just looked ancient. there must have been some food nearby, cause they just sorta floated around us for a while. not alot of swimming, just hanging with us. at one point, there were 3 or 4 under my friend greg, and then they just popped up all around him. it was amazing. <br/>but even cooler for me, was this cute little seal, who chose to hang with me. out of all my years in the ocean, i've never been in with a seal. i've seen them from the shore, but this little fellow wanted to be my friend. i barked a little at him, and he stayed with me for about 10 minutes. he would swim within 5 feet of me, and i just told him how beautiful he was, and it was kinda like he understood, and just wanted the compliments. he swam under me and all around me, just checking me out - and i had the strangest urge to pet him. i didn't, but at one point, he actually came over to me, and cocked his head like he wanted me to. it was so sweet, and i just had to share. it really validated my love for the ocean, and the beach, and if anyone would like to get more involved with keeping it preserved, go check out www.blueoceaninstitute.org. a surf buddy of mine is partially responsible for this whole outfit, and they are doing great work. hope all of you had some time at the beach this weekend! <br/>sami:) <br/>ps - i just reread this before posting, and didn't want you all to think i'm luring you to check out this site with the cool story. its just that i'm getting more passionate with age, to preserve the beaches we're all here to love. :)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 0 replies </div>

oobiesam 2004-04-11T04:33:38Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/84e98dbb-b803-443b-862c-745d62dfcc68 2004-04-08T18:02:35Z 2004-03-04T23:30:53Z

<div>I have put some of my favorite beach pictures up for all to see. Check them out when you get the chance and feel free to add your favorite pic as well. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 20 replies </div>

Tom 2004-03-04T23:30:53Z John http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/73497651-17a0-41d9-a498-b92ec88bb1cc 2004-03-31T21:43:28Z 2004-03-31T01:23:34Z

<div>So, I am a huge Cape Hatteras fan. I used to throw beach parties down there with hundreds of people. Camped out at KOA, had sooo much fun. It is my favorite spot on the East Coast. <br/> <br/>Any Outer Banks goers here? I plan to go in May and hopefully atleast once a month this summer, get in some surfing and boogie boarding. <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 14 replies </div>

John 2004-03-31T01:23:34Z butterflyinthesky http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/4d92d60c-d530-4f48-bb25-5ae93c394c4a 2004-03-31T19:40:51Z 2004-03-31T17:56:25Z

<div>Thanks everyone for your help. The beach party is just getting started...the sun is still up, we have a long way to go. Next stop 100.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 3 replies </div>

butterflyinthesky 2004-03-31T17:56:25Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/21921227-ab59-4536-8748-b052fb0209e3 2004-03-31T13:56:17Z 2004-03-04T22:24:56Z

<div>Just wanted to say hello and welcome to A Day At The Beach. A place for everyone to go to talk beach. What is your favorite beach, are you heading out on spring break, to where and when. Personally any beach that I am on is my favorite. Welcome. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 9 replies </div>

Tom 2004-03-04T22:24:56Z Tom http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net/thread/4feee6cd-df4b-4174-bc2c-d5ab83e40971 2004-03-31T02:29:18Z 2004-03-05T15:24:34Z

<div>Will be spending some time at St Petersburg and Desoto Beach. Anyone else got vacation plans over Easter or for Spring Break. Where are you headed..</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://ADayAtTheBeach.tribe.net">A Day At The Beach</a> - 6 replies </div>

Tom 2004-03-05T15:24:34Z