Bergen aan Zee - A Day at the Beach

On Monday, we ventured out to the sea. Now, prior to leaving, I had planned on packing my swimsuit - but hubs advised we weren't likely to go swimming. And suddenly we find ourselves on a beach at the ocean. And the water was warm enough to swim.  Sigh.

Observations?  Dutch people are F-I-T.  Wow.  There were some nice bodies at the beach.  And they had no issues with their bodies at all.  Not that I was looking.

As well, they don't have all the hang ups Americans have about their children swimming naked.  A number of the younger children I saw weren't wearing clothes.  A girl without a top.  A boy without a bottom.  A couple of naked 7 year old twins, blonde as can be playing in the sand and the tidal pools.  And more.  And they were having fun and not worrying about it.  (And I really hope I didn't stare...I was just so happy to see them having so much fun and not worrying about it, and it is such a rare sight for an American like me).