WHAT'S IN OUR BEACH BAGS? by The Sand in our Shorts Gang

Who would have thought? It's been almost a year since we started the SAND IN OUR SHORTS blog! What fun! 

When we started out, the original group of contributing authors worked together on an article, "What's in Our Beach Bags?"  We never published it.  We'll, here we are a year into this adventure, and on the cusp of another summer. So we thought, "Why not publish it now?" And here we go! A special mid-week post! 

As we all get ready to head to the beach for a little R&R (that's Reading and Relaxation, which is what writers do), we asked each what they have in their beach bag. Here are their answers:

Michael Rigg:

My beach bag has lots of sunscreen (I like the spray-on kind)—with as many SPFs as you can get—a big-brimmed straw hat, sunglasses, binoculars, and a small cooler with cold soda and water. Maybe I’ll throw in a bag of munchies, if there’s enough room. I’ll also need to bring an umbrella because I’m not supposed to get too much sun. I don’t do well reading in the sun, but I’ll bring a copy of Virginia is for Mysteries III to impress everyone around me! The final thing in my bag is a beach towel. Oh, and my iPhone. Along with my umbrella (which probably won’t fit in my bag), I’ll have a nice folding chair. Maybe instead of a beach bag, I need one of those beach carts with the humongous wheels.

 

Jayne Ormerod:

I've got a lot of sand in the bottom of my beach bag. Lots and lots of sand. Could almost start my own private beach in my backyard. That's testament to frequent trips to the beach to watch the sailboat races, enjoyment of which is augmented while sipping a glass of wine at sunset. This requires that I also keep wine glass stakes in my beach bag. They are posts that are shoved into the sand close to my chair. They have a little knob at the top in which to slip the stem of my wine glass, holding it upright throughout the evening and thus preventing spillage. Wine spillage is a class-one felony at my beach. Cheers!

Kim Thorn:

“What’s in my beach bag” as told by this sleuth-writer’s husband:

A mystery by the sea  

Rated SPF 

Sand is too hot to lay on without, 

Corey Hart’s favorite ZZ Tops song, 

Not for baseball but covers the melon,  

Hydration developed in UFL, 

Fruit rhymes with beach 

Needs wet ones after you eat,  

Protect those lips 

Paperback bliss

Yvonne Saxon:

What’s in my beach bag? Everything! Or I should say “options!” Towels for sand sitting and water drying, flip flops for the hot beach, slip ons for driving, print book and e-book (depends on my mood), water and sweet tea, salty and veggie snacks, sketch book and pencils for drawing, and phone for photos. I think the bag’s full!

 

Maria Hudgins:

Beach towel, Sun screen, lip balm, Sun and reading glasses, phone, flip flops, oversized t-shirt, bottle of water, several zip-loc bags for found treasures, tiny binoculars.

 

Sheryl Jordan: 

Beach towel, sun screen, a face towel, cell phone, sun glasses, a good book, and a large cup with a spill proof lid full of wine! 

 

Teresa Inge: 

Beach hat, sun screen, towel, and the Mutt Mysteries series a great beach read!

Your turn...tell us what's in your beach bag... 

HAPPY SUMMER Y'ALL!