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No one warned me that the city of MB places their own umbrellas and chairs in LONG rows in front of the resorts. These umbrellas are in the prime viewing spot and if I sit behind them I can not see my young children playing in the water. I can not believe I paid all this money for this vacation for this!
Really? Where are you staying? We own a condo in the area of N. Ocean Blvd. and 77th Ave. and I have never seen city owned chairs and umbrellas on the section of the beach near us. Is that more of a "closer to the action", S. Ocean Blvd. thing?
all the chairs and umbrellas are for rent on the beach that helps pay for the life guards and the up keep of the beach it is some thing like 35 or 40 dollars for the whole day
I always took my chair right down to where the water washes up on the beach. I was close to my children as they played. You can use the plastic beach bags to keep your things dry. Then if they want to play in the sand just move back.
No one warned me that the city of MB places their own umbrellas and chairs in LONG rows in front of the resorts. These umbrellas are in the prime viewing spot and if I sit behind them I can not see my young children playing in the water. I can not believe I paid all this money for this vacation for this!
I think you should come back and give us a little more information. There are lots of folks that live there on this forum. Did you ask your resort about them?
Both MB and NMB contract with companies to provide lifeguard services. As part of these contracts, the companies are allowed to set up and rent umbrellas and chairs. Obviously, this occurs along the most popular stretches of beach. If all you have is a sand chair or beach towel, you can usually get away with sitting in front of this line, if you stay well away from 'em. If you have your own umbrella or beach tent, you'll be asked to move if you're between the ocean and the rentals. It's all about the money, and nobody wants to rent a chair and umbrella for the day if they can't see the ocean. This rental income also helps to offset the cost of having trained lifeguards on-scene.
The solution? Go to a real beach at one of the State Parks. No high rises, no lines of umbrellas, and very few people if you don't mind walking a few yards away from the access points. It's a totally different experience.
I was at the beach today by one of the hotels that had chairs & umbrellas in front - it honestly was not bad, I could still see my son in the water and if I wanted to I could have gone in front of the chairs and umbrellas.
What if it was a bunch of random people with their own chairs & umbrellas - plus there are spots on the beach if you walk down a bit that don't have them.
I was told you had to stay behind the line so the life guards could see up and down the beach in case some one needed help.
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