I guess it could be worse. Not a cheap place to live and the tourists try one's patience. BUT I've met so many amazing people thanks to this old school bulletin board and the folks who keep it running. Worth it!
Old school SOWALers, was it worth it?
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There are tourists and there are visitors. We are visitors. Long time visitors. We go to the beach early to avoid the hot sun & people. We bring our bikes to ride to Modica at least once a day, and also ride around Seaside and at least ride through Watercolor and/or Grayton. We clean up early to take advantage of fewer crowds and the few remaining HH's . Later we take our chairs back to the beach to enjoy the whole sunset time - before, during, and after. We're down to one visit a year now. Have been there every month but November. Sorry for folks who have lived there a long time. Worked with 2 guys in KFC R&D who moved down there about 2 decades ago. Also, we have an alley neighbor who moved away from there in 2015 because it was getting crowded. Our former UofL AD moved down there this past year. I remember the Grayton area with the art areas around the lake. I remember old Seagrove with the Wheelhouse(?) restaurant and the motel. One visit when I was still working the house we were in didn't have good internet. Sitting at the coffee shop, I emailed Seaside about the posters. Someone came across the street and handed me 4. Yes, they are in frames. One visit, Charlie M, gave us a 6 pack of good beer. We had always brought some from our breweries. I think I could cry as I write this! Ellen
We came for the beach in 1998 and are still here. Yes it has changed but our love for the beach hasn't. Some tourists/visitors come and some go. To each his own!
