Corona Del Mar - 1st Beach Trip for Finley

Mark's last blog for his school assignment:

Summer must include at least one trip to the ocean. If you live in Southern California, multiple trips are desirable. One of the most enjoyable, but also stressful, experiences is going to the beach with children that are experiencing it for the first time! Connie (where are the pictures of her? I think she was behind the camera most of the time!!) has already blogged about this visit to the beach, but I decided to add a couple more photos and some comments for my last blog assignment for school.

Here is Aidan (one of my nine grandchildren) and I. Corona Del Mar is one of the best places to take children. There is a side of the beach near the Newport harbor where there are no waves. Parking is really close to haul all of your stuff (with children there is more to carry). There are tide pools at low tide to explore with your children.

Aidan really was interested in the seaweed that had washed up on the beach. He carried it around, even though it was as big as he was!

Of course, at the beach you just have to have fun - and there was plenty of time for that. Aidan and I were covered in sand and got drenched in the small waves and had the best time!!

my grandaughter Finley was at the beach for the first time and wasn't shy about having the full experience. She 'ate' plenty of sand. She was not afraid of anything. I think she looked beautiful in her bathing suit and preppy hat!!

For more information about Corona del Mar click on it. One note on parking: the main beach is considered part of the state parks systems, but is operated by the city of Newport Beach. Discounts that one may possess for state parks are not honored.