California Superblog: Which Beach?

Hello, friends! 

Welcome to Beach Battle! The competition where we decide which beach that we visited is the BEST BEACH IN LEONG CALIFORNIA VACATION HISTORY!!! The Leongs visited 3 different beaches on their travels, each with their own perks. Alas, there can only be one winner in the Beach Battle! 

First to enter our sandy triangle of competition is MOTHER'S BEACH in Long Beach. Found on the northern eastern side of Naples Island, this beach is protected from the harsh elements of the Pacific, making it perfect for families with young kids. There are no waves, meaning no one can get washed and there are lots of sea slugs that can be found for collecting. It's not the biggest beach but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in easy sight lines and good fun. You will often find Jr. Lifeguards training in the area, and if you're lucky, the passing Coast Guard may even toot their horn to say hello. 

Next up, SEAL BEACH. Downtown Seal Beach is a lovely place full of quaint shops and restaurants. There's even a tea room in case you're feeling fancy like Megan and Thaliea were. =0). At the end of downtown is the Seal Beach Pier, the perfect place to take a walk or do a little ocean fishing. The Seal Beach sand isn't the cleanest but the waves are just the right side for little ones to run away from and not get pulled out to sea. There's also plenty of space for digging holes and ample parking, so long as you don't mind paying for it. 

Our final contestant in the Beach Battle is SUNSET BEACH, in Huntington Beach. It's most famous for, you guessed it, it's sunsets as you have a direct sight line to Catalina Island during sunset, making for a spectacular side. Parking is free (if you can find it and don't mind walking) and the waves are about the same size as Seal Beach. Holes can't be dug and small shellfish can be found, but make sure you're shuffling your feet as you enter the water as there are sting rays in the area. If you're lucky, you may even see someone fishing off the shore catch one like we did! 

Friends, it's a tough competition. Each of these beaches brought their A games and a good time was had by all. The kids loved each one of them and I'm sure would have been happy if we'd gone to any one of them more than once. However, a winner must be declared for this Beach Battle. 

The final verdict is in, and the winner of the Beach Battle is SUNSET BEACH! The waves were good enough to go boogie boarding, seeing a sting ray was pretty cool, and off the coast, we actually saw dolphins too! The boys dug a nice hole and we even found a spot not too far from where we were that had some really tasty garlic fries. 

Congrats to Sunset Beach on being our Beach Battle winner. We'll see if we get back to any of our competitors the next time we visit or if a new sandy champion throws their hat in the ring to be declard the BEST BEACH IN LEONG CALIFORNIA VACATION HISTORY!!!

Have an excellent day! 

~Adam