Beach etiquette

It never fails, every year one of the kids will come out of the ocean in search of a towel. When we arrive at seashore the adults will set up their beach chairs for maximum sun and within an arms reach of the cooler. The kids however, just toss their gear on the sand and run to the waters edge. After a while they'll return and a collective NO can be heard for at least 100 yards. It doesn't matter where we're sitting, the first child from the water will pick up their towel and shake. They are ALWAYS up wind from the relaxing, freshly oiled adults who are now scrambling to remove sand from their eyes and liquid beverages. Once the damage is done and we're all feeling like human sandpaper, the child is redirected to an area BEHIND the relaxing adults where ones towel can be shaken as vigorously as needed.


It seems this first unfortunate child fails to spread the word to the others and once the relaxing adults are again freshly oiled a wet kid will emerge to temporarily blind the sitting victims.
This occurs every beach visit, and every child will do it at least once during the vacation. Thankfully no ones been blinded and only a minimal loss of beverages. We all understand sand is a wonderful part of the beach experience, let's all do our part to keep it on the ground.