Actually, she was in sneakers.
I saw loads of people jogging and walking around in sneakers- this was in early afternoon- but damn few on the beach itself. I wandered the beach and found some nice shells, including some clam shells larger than my hand. Anywhere else they probably would have been picked up- but there was no one there to gather them other than me.

Nature is big and scary and Over There, as far as they were concerned. I had the beach to myself.

That said, I spent most of my time on the boardwalk too- because that's where the parade of mutants was. (Do a Google image search for guidos and you'll see what I was surrounded by.)

Having experienced it once, I don't think I need to ever return. At least I bought my friend a few beers to thank him for the experience.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 22 Apr 2009, 18:00, Reply)