The Beach Boys - "Do It Again"
A nice escapist song. It makes me imagine I have many sunny California beach memories to think back on and enjoy...until I remember that I'm a shark-fearing sunphobe who has rarely visited a California beach!
My strongest California beach memory is of staying at a Pajaro Dunes resort when I was a child. I remember running down to the beach in the mornings to look for sand dollars, which I felt was great fun. I also recall the adults at the resort getting naked and mingling in a hot tub. That was a little bit of a shock for a midwesterner!
I did actually get in the water despite fish fears. My brother saved me from an undertow that was starting to suck me down. :/ He was then my hero. It was nice to know that as much as I sometimes annoyed him, when I needed his help he was there to save me.
That was a memorable trip. I wouldn't mind doing it again.
