Time for another ‘Pull Up A Seat Challenge’ from XingfuMama. This week, let’s go to the beach and get some sand between our toes.
When we arrived at the Isle Of Palms ‘Wild Dunes’ resort near Charleston, where we were to stay the night on our drive from New Jersey to Florida, there was not a single person to be seen on the beach. In fact, the whole place seemed deserted.
The beach in Phuket which had been hit by a Tsunami just two years before our visit seemed just as unpopular.
In Umhlanga Rocks, things were a lot more lively as many spectators took a seat on the grass as well as on benches to view the annual Red Bull surfing competition.
Further along the beach, the rocks provided improvised seating for holiday makers.
What a great place to sit for a few hours, quietly reading or just watching the waves.
It seems that everyone loves to be at the beach.
It’s the most relaxing place to sit and do absolutely nothing.
I’m looking forward to going back there at the end of May.
Hope your Sunday is also very relaxing. If you would like to join in the ‘Pull Up A Seat Challenge’, just click the link.
anotherdayinparadise 
Looks great! I could be by the sea all the time
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It looks like a great beach. It is fun that you showed several views of different parts of it.
Thanks so much for hosting. ๐
I could sit and stare at the sea for ages ๐
That’s exactly what I intend to do in Umhlanga. ๐
Any time! ๐ ๐
Can’t comment on the Wordless Wednesday, Ad, but I love it!
Thanks, Jo. My comments button got un-ticked. ๐
Well done Sylvia – I like the variety – from that empty vibe to the small crowd at Red Bull (with the swimming shorts on the ground- ha) to beach benches (we need lots more of those in the world) and little details were fun – like the the beach plants and those yellow flowers – the pastel houses in the opening shot – and ahhhh – the readers –
Hope your trip in May is awesome
Thanks, Yvette. You don’t miss much, do you. ๐
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Looks like that resort was so exclusive nobody was there!
Ha………..or maybe they heard we were arriving. ๐
Beautiful beaches, would have been better with a few more people I agree. Here’s to wishing you a better beach experience when you travel next. I am one person who does not love the beach at all. Maybe it’s because I grew up near a river that us younger girls were told never to visit because of murderous hippos. I have not been concerned about bodies since then, but take me to mountains and woods – ah, my day is made.
Weโre all different in our likes and dislikes. I used to love lying on a towel on the beach, but as Iโve gotten older, I canโt take the sun anymore. I enjoy walking along the promenade and sitting on a bench looking at the waves. No hippos, just a few dolphins. ๐คฃ
i love the beach. so relaxing! beautiful gallery of beaches, Sylvia! ๐
Thanks so much, Lola. ๐
Love the beach but not the sun.. ๐ need an umbrella.. ๐
I agree, Lisa. Too much sun is very bad news for oneโs skin. ๐ณ
Who wouldn’t enjoy spending some time at a beach, just relaxing and enjoy the sound of waves breaking onto the beach?
Thanks, Otto. Yes, I agree. Don’t forget the sunscreen though. ๐
Lovely beaches Sylvia. Since moving to kiawah after years in nj, Iโm amazed at how much less crowded the beaches are. You were very close to my home on kiawah!
Kiawah sounds like a wonderful place to live, Tina.
It is indeed Sylvia. we’re very fortunate
Life is hard, then you have to spend a day at the beach!
I can cope with that, Eddie. ๐
I am wondering why that beautiful looking beach was deserted ๐ฆ
A mystery, Colline.
I had a tremendous yearning for the beach when I lived in Utah. Iโm so utterly happy to be living three short miles from the ocean waves. My heaven on earth!
Well, Sylvia, you’re in my old stomping ground. Lived in the Charleston area for fifteen years before moving to CA. ๐
We looked at a few properties there, but eventually decided on Florida.
We love Charleston but needed a change.
Weโre getting itchy feet again. ๐
Wonder what’s next….
Must be grat sitting there and looking to the sea
Itโs so relaxing, Marylou. I do miss this place.
People watching at the beach is great fun. Everyone relaxes and enjoys themselves.
Oh yes, it can be very entertaining. ๐
I enjoyed seeing Isle of Palms especially, as it featured in some books I read recently. Besides that, I love being on a beach on my own. ๐
janet
Thanks, Janet. Glad you enjoyed that particular photo.
I like when no one around when you are at the beach. It feels like you own the whole place by your self.
I know that feeling, YC.
Love those colorful houses lining the beach at the Wild Dunes Resort
Yes, they were very pretty.
I do love the beach too. I find it totally relaxing. Pulling up a seat would be fantastic about now, but I have to wait. I’ll be on the beach in August. ๐
Not too long to wait, Lynette. ๐
Love that rocky coastline . . . ๐
Thanks, Nancy. It’s actually a wonderful beach, especially out of season. Unfortunately there’s been far too much development in the past few years. It’s unrecognizable from the small village atmosphere we remember from years ago.
I hear you . . . progress is not always “progress.”
Phuket seems to have become remarkably unpopular. Surely people aren’t still afraid of another tsunami?
Lovely spots to pull up seats, even if it is done by scooping up mounds of beach sand.
We went back to Phuket a few years later and it was much busier.
I would hope so for the sake of the tourist trade!