Your preferred "body" of water for summer fun?

In My Humble Opinion
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(Poll will come floating round the bend shortly…)

I love jogging on the beach and boogie boarding; when I lived in San Diego, I’d be down at the beach 3-4 times a week during the summer. I’m still fairly close to the ocean, but the water in Santa Cruz is just too cold for my liking. So at home I have to settle for doing laps in the apartment pool. Now if they can just keep the water in the pool under 85 degrees this year, I’ll be (reasonably) happy.

What’s your favorite type of water to spend time in or around?

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I don’t like salt water and I’ve never tried swimming in a river. Everything else is acceptable.

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Beach/Ocean, but those are tough for me to get to. I have a pool right down the street, so that’s where I usually end up.

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I voted ocean, but living in Indiana those are mighty hard to come by. Still, it’s my favorite, so relaxing.

I have to settle with pools tho, if I want to swim. Not a fan of lakes/rivers/creeks.

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I like the ocean/lake in concept, but when I get there, it’s no good. The sand is dirty and it gets everywhere. I really prefer a private, backyard pool.

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Since I limit my occasional “summer fun” involving water to riding on somebody else’s boat, I picked lake. Long ago I would have gone with pool.

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I really don’t like salt water, so that is right out. I suppose a pool would be perhaps okay, but my backyard is a lake, and I’m in that thing every day!

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I grew up on eastern Long Island and loved Southold Bay in the early summer and Long Island Sound starting in July.

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Anything but a pool. Caribbean, ideally.

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I chose “Beach/Ocean” but really I’m talking about Lake Superior, which has way more in common with an ocean than an inland lake if we’re comparing summer fun activities.

11

It becomes a badge of honor after a while. A lot of sand on the car floor means you’ve been to the beach a lot that year.

12

I live 700 miles from the nearest ocean. About 3.5 miles from the nearest lake. Do the math.

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Pool, if we must, and there’d best be a bar in it.

Otherwise, I have water at home.

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700/3.5 = 200.

So… The ocean is 200 times more fun than the lake.

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Pools are the best when they’re private, but the drop to the bottom of the list when they’re public.

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Mine is great when it opens at 11am. Going any later than 3 is a very bad idea.

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If I’m going to go swimming, it will be in a pool. I’m really opposed to being more than knee deep in any other sort of water. Things live in that, FFS! On the other hand, I’m pretty fond of a float trip in the Ozarks and tossing rocks into the local creek, so for general summer outdoor fun other than swimming, I’d go with river/creek.

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I’m in north Florida, so any and all of those are acceptable and within easy reach, but my favorites are sinkholes and springs. Deep, clear, and cold - perfect.

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Depends. For swimming, probably a pool. I used to love to water ski. For that a lake or river.

I haven’t done either for many many years.

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When I’m on the road, I’m always on the lookout for places to swim, and public swimming spots can be pretty nasty for various reasons. Still, I’ve had a blast at pools at places like Lava Hot Springs, Glenwood Springs and Furnace Creek in Death Valley. I also really love finding cool “swimming holes”-- the ones in Florida State Parks and the city park in Miles City, Montana come to mind.