Wherein a midwestern fellow inquires about coasts

[El_Josharino]

So, just wondering, hypothetically speaking, let's say a dude were to drive from the midwest to say the east coast (somewhat negotiable) some weekend, and let's say that all said dude wanted to do was spend 48 hours chilling out next to the ocean with a 30-rack and a bottle of whiskey and a couple of sandwiches. Where would be a place where said dude might park his car within a few hundred feet of the ocean and be able to just sit there for a couple days?

[elpollodiablo]

The Outer Banks fit that description. We're talking like 1400 miles from you, though.

[Thermofusion]

If you were to decide that you're willing to drive all the way to the Outer Banks, you should just come chill at my place instead. I'm three blocks from the ocean in the Brunswick Islands part of NC. Crash here and come and go as you like or, instead, there are places nearby where you can drive out on the beach if you have a 4WD vehicle and camp out indefinitely. Permit fee's pretty reasonable. Making that arrangement even better, there are local convenience stores who will deliver beer to beach campers. They literally will drive beer out to your ass on the beach. Don't have a 4WD, you can borrow my seldom-used Jeep.

Any of you guys are welcome to crash here though, even if it's a weekend when I'm not in town. Tiny old school '50s beach house with screened porch but fairly new interior, thing's charming as hell. My lease is up in the fall and I'll be moving, so it's sadly a limited time offer.

[El_Josharino]

The Outer Banks fit that description. We're talking like 1400 miles from you, though.

Well sure, but any ocean on either side of the country is like 1400 miles from me.

[jess]

Or you could go to the somewhere on Gulf Coast, like Gulf Shores, AL (which is about 1000 miles from you), though it's going to be pretty hot there by mid summer. I loved being there in May though, and I bet fall is gorgeous. Not sure about how easy it is to park and hang out at any of the places though. But yeah, otherwise what other people said.

[Thermofusion]

Just thought of another crazy thing you could do: a couple years ago, this dude from Charlotte bought a rusting, disused surplus light tower for 85k, 30 miles off the coast of my town (Southport, NC) and is converting it into a motel at sea of sorts. He's already taking guests though. It's so far out you can't see land, and the staircase from the bottom rusted and collapsed so all guests (who arrive by 2 hour boat journey) have to be hoisted up the tower, along with their luggage.

[Thermofusion]

Pretty sure if you have to drink that canned water your vacation automatically unravels into a Stephen King novel

[El_Josharino]

Mainly I'm picturing myself sitting next to an ocean and eating barbecue off of my bare chest and then going into the ocean to rinse off eventually.

[El_Josharino]

I just have this wild hair that's telling me to go sit by an ocean is all.

[Thermofusion]

Yeah if you want beach + BBQ you probably need to go to the Southeast, man. Another idea: the beaches around Pensacola FL are really nice and have fluffy, blindingly white sand, and Pensacola itself is home to the legendary Blue Dot, where I had the best rib sandwich I've ever eaten.

[El_Josharino]

I though you Carolinans did pretty good BBQ all slathered with vinegar and shit. I love that stuff.

[FreddyKnuckles]

Dude wtf go chill at thermos

[Antero]

Making that arrangement even better, there are local convenience stores who will deliver beer to beach campers. They literally will drive beer out to your ass on the beach.

Holy shit.

[mountmccabe]

I would like to go to North Carolina please.

[Greg Nog]

ROAD TRIP TO THERMO'S PLACE

[El_Josharino]

Road trip to Thermo's for barbecuing by the ocean!

[peacocks]

can i go plz

[Thermofusion]

My house, while charming, is smaller than some peoples' apartments, so you guys gotta visit in pairs or something. Any more than that, you're welcome to erect a Hooverville style tent city in my spacious back yard.

[jebreject]

Now that there's a Tent City involved, I am IN

[clare]

Can we listen to John Adams reaally loud? I'd be up for some of that. It'll take me a while to get there though.

[Thermofusion]

Man I'm always up for blasting the John Adams! Opening Em chords of Harmonielehre all leveling the neighborhood like BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP

[coldforge]

CAPITALISTS! CAPITALISTS!

i was reciting that just last night, as is my wont.

[Thermofusion]

Banquet scene at the end of Act 1 is the greatest

[mountmccabe]

I SPEAK ACCORDING TO THE BOOK

[clare]

My intro to Adams was singing the choruses from 'the Death of Klinghoffer' at a choral festival which was pretty amazing. Since then I haven't listened to much, other than my uncle blowing my mind with the good bit of 'Grand Pianola Music' and his Sennheiser ear buds a few months ago, but yeah. More Adams would be good. Road trip!