The weather has been pretty nice lately, so the other day, Jill got me to do something that she has never been successful in doing before. She got me to go to the beach with her! I’m not a beach goer by any means. In fact, I would go as far as to say that I dislike the beach. I’m not a big swimmer and for that reason, the ocean scares me. I feel it is similar to the weather in the Whites. If you don’t respect it, it can kill you very easily. Also, I’m a rather fair skinned fellow. I never felt like there was a whole lot to do at the beach other than sit in the sun, which is not my favorite thing to do. So how did she get me to go you ask…she said Lylah loved the beach and we should go as a family! How can you argue with that?
Great Island Common’s Sign
Old Glory flying on the grounds
Jill found this great little, secluded beach up in New Castle, New Hampshire called Great Island Common. I was pleasantly surprised when we pulled in to see that it wasn’t strictly just a beach. There was a very large common and picnic area, a huge playground for the kids and a small beach area which contained by rocky and sandy terrains. It also had changing and bathroom facilities available. Best of all, it wasn’t crowded. Lylah’s eyes definitely lit up when we headed out to setup our spot.
View from the parking area over to the shore line
View of the beach area…notice we are all by ourselves 
When we first got there, I looked around and saw a couple lighthouses, very visible from the shoreline. Also, there seemed to be an island not too far out with a steepled structure on it of some sort. I was also surprised to see a couple dozen Canadian geese swimming along the shore. I was surprised because I thought geese only enjoyed fresh water swimming, not salt water. That certainly wasn’t the case for these guys on this day.
The Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, off to the left of the beach area
Whaleback Light (Lighthouse), seen out in the distance, to the right of the beach area
We headed down to the water to dip our feet in. It only took Lylah a couple quick dunks into the water to get over her initial timidity before she was running around in the waves by herself. She had a blast collecting rocks and see shells and piling them up in the sand. I also enjoyed looking for seashells and finding hermit crabs running along the shallow water.
Old house, secluded out on a peninsula
The Canadian geese, swimming in the salt water!
Old posts sticking up from the ground, I believe for an old dock or something like that
After playing in the water, we headed back up to our blanket and had a snack. I used Lylah’s toys to make her a seahorse and dolphin out of wet sand, but she was more interested in stomping them out than admiring them.
Lylah, heading down to the water
Lylah’s stash of rocks and shells. Notice the rock on the right. I believe this was an old
brick that wore down into a rock shape over the years…pretty cool!
Lylah’s little footprints
The morning got away from us quickly and before we knew it, it was almost lunch time. We went down to the water one last time to wash most of the sand off from us and packed up our things. We changed into dry clothes and played with Lylah on the playground for a bit before taking off. On the way home, we swung by
The Icehouse Restaurant for some ice cream. It was delicious as usual.
Lylah and me waiving to Jill in the water
The playground on the grounds
Lylah, living the dream!
I must say, I was skeptical and fairly unexcited to hit the beach. But after getting there, I was pretty happy that I went. It’s certainly someplace I would visit again, as this was not your typical beach (the ones I like to stay away from), where the sand is crowded, there isn’t much to do, etc. There was great scenery and some awesome sea creatures. Definitely a great compromise for the typical beach goer (Jill) and the nature lover (me)!
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