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I Went To The Beach Alone

What’s the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?

I don’t remember the month, but it was in 1997, shortly after I got out of the U.S. Army in the prior year 1996, and it was the first time I ever took off somewhere on my own. I’m thinking it was in, or close to September because I took the trip for my 27th birthday. I remember thinking I wanted to see the ocean before I reach 30. I got in my 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier and drove from Alabama to Pensacola, Florida to go see the ocean for the first time in my life. I had no clue that there was a problem with the motor in my car, but I made it home. The car stopped running shortly after the trip. While in Florida, I ended up on Navarre Beach at a place where nudists hang out. That was wild. It was a short, but fun, two day trip. I stayed in a hotel overnight, and then went exploring the beach the next day for awhile, and headed home that evening.

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Amateur photographer, blogger, content creator & curator, craftsman, digital art maker (AI & non-AI), & U.S. Army Veteran from Southeast AL, USA. Current main project is SURFMAN.co, a personal website directory.

2 responses to “I Went To The Beach Alone”

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    whimsicalwanderingsofGrinningGranny

    I grew up in co. Remember the beach in California. Stayed for aWhile. Loved Florida beaches but not the humidity. Thank you for your service. I was in navy. 1970 for 3 yrs. Regret not staying in. Loved it.

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      David Thrift

      I went to San Francisco, CA in 2004 on vacation. Stayed in Oakland with an Army buddy for about a week. The beach was great, but as someone who grew up in Alabama, the big city was a bit much, and the amount of homeless people was extremely disturbing to me. It left me with a bad impression of how that city runs itself. Oddly enough, I watch livecams on Youtube in San Francisco every morning. It’s a beautiful city with great views on camera I guess, but I’m not fascinated enough to ever go back. It’s 6 years Army for me. Originally supposed to be 4, and I wasn’t going to re-up, but I got sent to South Korea for a year at the last part of my first term, and I didn’t feel like I was ready to become a civilian again after being out of the USA for a year. So I stayed in 2 more years. Originally I didn’t want to be in the military. I had narcissistic parents that bullied me into it because they couldn’t handle that I was having a little fun out of high school after living a sheltered life with them. I was glad to get out of service, but I do have times myself thinking maybe I should’ve got my 20 years. I would have retired 16 years ago if I had. I don’t regret not staying in though. Thank you for your service as well.

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