Things to know for next time

1. Sunsations sells crap
2. Candy Kitchen sells sweet crap
3. There are a gazillion Sunsations and Candy Kitchen’s up and down the beach and they all sell the same crap.
4. My inner ear isn’t capable of handling jostling rides anymore.
5. If you’re driving down the countryside and you see some signs of civilization (bathrooms), just go, even if you don’t have to go.  You’ll regret it if you don’t.
6. Don’t bother bringing any reading materials to the beach.  The people are entertaining enough and the sun will put you to sleep after a paragraph or so.
7. If you have alcohol, a hottub, PvZ and TV, you don’t need games to entertain the group.
8. Bring your junkiest clothes.  It’s the beach, there’s no fine dining. 
9. For footwear, all you need are a pair of sneakers (for shopping) and flipflops for everywhere else. 
10. As the the Chicago Tribune’s Mary Schmich says, “Wear sunscreen.”

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