Over Memorial Day weekend Marc and I and our friends Josh and Betsy went to the coast for a few days of backpacking. We hiked about 23 miles on the beach ... it was beautiful! I have to admit, it was a little much trying to hike 9-10 miles a day on the sand, rocks, over beach logs and boulder hopping with our packs on. We didn't get to camp until about 9pm each night! But it was worth it. :)