On cold winter days do you think about the Florida Keys and Key West?

@meggie I do too. Especially rocky beaches.

@DrWatson yes you can get shelter among the rocks and watch the waves crashing into them. No crowds and it's a lonely but nice experience where you feel you've really had time to yourself.

@meggie Exactly. It's as if I am experiencing the ocean on its own terms, directly and "purely", without the distraction of a crowd.

@DrWatson exactly. There are a few beaches with wind shelters where you really can sit and enjoy the sea with hardly a soul in sight.