Rob, my 19 year old son, breezes into the room
and announces 'I'm going to the beach , Mom !'.
'Oh, that's nice.', I reply as I turn my head and gaze out at the warm, late spring day.
My eye wanders over to the pool area where the workmen are readying it to be opened. Yes. Summer has almost arrived .
It already feels like summer here in Southern Ontario with temperatures regularly reaching into the high twenties . I turn my attention back to Rob and ask 'Which beach are you going to?'.
'Sandbanks', he cheerfully replies.
'Who are you going with?'
'Kyle, he is waiting outside. It's Beach Day in Ontario.', Rob announces. '
'Beach Day?' I ask. 'What's that?'.
'It is a day when all university, college and high school students across Ontario head to the beach. There will be thousands of us at the various beaches across Ontario today. ' , he explains.
My heart skips a beat and I find myself feeling a degree happier than I did before Rob explained this to me. Beach Day ! What a wonderful idea !
Ontario + Beaches + Celebrating Life + Young People. Yes, as I think back to my own teenage days, the tradition continues. Only now they have a name for it !
Happy Beach Day, everyone !
