American tourist looking at beach: Whoa! There's a lot of sand!
–Beach, Australia
American tourist looking at beach: Whoa! There's a lot of sand!
–Beach, Australia
Puzzled blonde: Where did all these waves come from? Did a boat just go by or something?
–Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Overheard by: Megan
Teen girl #1: Are you done yet?
Teen girl #2: Still haven’t done it yet… By the way, you might not want to get in the way of the current!
Boy: Gross! She’s peeing!
Teen girl #2: Shhh! Everyone can hear you!
–Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Girl to friend: I don't think I'm going to go into the water. I'm going out later, and sand in my crotch just makes me grumpy.
–Santa Monica Beach, California
Obnoxiously loud tourist on cell, watching lighthouse: Oh my god! You would just love it here! Everything is so cute and quaint! They even have a building that looks just like a real lighthouse! It lights up and everything!
–Holland State Park, Michigan
Little girl, no longer waist-deep in ocean: Mommy, smell my finger.
–Daytona Beach, Florida
Mom, while burying her four-year-old son in the sand: Yo, did you hear what he just said? He said “don't pat too hard or my balls will explode!”
–Rockaway Beach, New York
Overheard by: That's why I'm scared to have kids
Girl to friends on boardwalk: Were you there when that naked guy walked into the shower?!
–Jones Beach, Long Island, New York
Overheard by: BGonz
Worldly hippie: So, my goal right now is pretty much to take the time to watch the sunset every day, because, you know, there aren’t that many.
Vacationing New Yorker: What is there more of than sunsets?
–Goa, India
Overheard by: Iman
Girl to friends: You know what tastes great? Scrambled chicken abortions…
–Tampa, Florida