Atlantic City : Not Just a Place to Gamble

Afew years ago, I visited Atlantic City every summer in July or August with my boyfriend at the time and his family and friends. It was very exciting for me because I love the beach, but many people would say "Atlantic City is good for gambling, but the beach isn't clean, I don't really like it." Of course, that is not the opinion of everyone, but only some people, like my mother. She would tell me that the water there was dirty and I would just shrug my shoulders. I did not care. For a teen who, as a child, was not taken to the beach often, I could care less about dirty water. Besides, I did not think it was dirty at all. I thought the sand was clean, the water clean, the shops along the boardwalk interesting, and the whole experience in general great.

I can remember the bus ride there. It was a bus trip that was supposed to take you to Atlantic City to gamble. You were not supposed to use it just to visit the beach, but every year we did. We would have a lunch of sandwiches and drinks packed. When we arrived, out onto the hot sand we would go. I would always wear flip-flops, so as I walked the sand would get flung up at the back of my legs. My boyfriend and I loved being at the beach together. We would head into the icy water right away and then run onto our towels to warm up in the sun. Finding seashells was another one of our favorite activities. We found buckets full and of course would haul them back onto the bus so we could take them back to town.