Task 9 – Ogunquit Beach

(09) Visit 5 new beaches. (4/5)

Beach:       Ogunquit Beach
Location:   Ogunquit, ME 03907
Rating:       3 - Stars

With summer quickly fading I decided to take a vacation day and enjoy at least one more beach day before it was too late. My friend Chris and I decided to make it a day trip to Maine’s Ogunquit Beach. It was a short 2 hour ride from home and we arrived just before lunch. We found parking to be a very reasonable 15$ and the attendant was very helpful suggesting a good place to grab a bite before heading to the beach. We ended up having lunch at Frills’ (see review).

After lunch we loaded up our beach chairs, umbrella, cooler, and towels and made our way to the beach. We crossed the bridge over the Ogunquit River and made a left down the beach. It was pretty busy although not overly crowded. A few friends of ours had the same idea for the day and we met up with them and found a good spot to set up near beach marker number 3.

Having been sitting in the sun at lunch I was ready to cool off with a dip in the ocean. The sand was soft and not overly hot which was nice. Nothing sucks more than burning your feet trying to get to the water.  The water was refreshing but not nearly as cold as it was at Spectacle Island the weekend before and after bobbing around for a while we returned to our chairs to enjoy the sun in an attempt to get some color.

Crowd watching here at Ogunquit was pretty good with lots of people moving around. That is one of the things I enjoy most about the beach is watching the people come and go.  I joined the people and took a stroll down the beach.  It was an active beach with people building sand castles and playing various games. When we got back we returned to the water one more time before relaxing on the beach chairs.

By 4:30-5:00 most people had started to pack up their stuff and head back. The water was also rising quickly and we too had enough.