Our Favorite Water Spots

Bob and I love being near water—lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and oceans. We recently spent a few days in Puerto Escondido on the Pacific coast. With a hotel and restaurant right on the beach, we were pretty content for four days, without needing to explore too much of the town or outlying beaches. Each morning we watched the local fishermen bring their boats onto shore with their catch from the night or early morning hours. Each morning Bob bought fresh fish directly from the fishermen, and then the restaurant prepared it for us. Each morning we had grilled fish for breakfast—red snapper, white snapper, and sail fish. Life doesn’t get much better than this—eating fresh fish, watching the activity on the shore, and listening to the waves and the wind. Playing in the waves, walking the beach, and watching surfers were a great pleasure as well. There’s nothing quite like the ocean!

While at the ocean, we took time to reflect on some of our favorite water spots that we’ve enjoyed over the past ten years since we first met. I wanted to make a top ten list, but it was too hard to choose only ten. Here are some of the places we love and what we love doing there:

--Snorkeling in the Red Sea in Dahab, Egypt
--Swimming in the crystal-clear Adriatic Sea on Korcula Island, Croatia
--Camping on the Green River and Colorado River in Utah
--Rafting on the Green River
--Soaking in the hot springs in Main, Jordan and Budapest, Hungary
--Cruising on Egypt's Nile River and Alaska's Inside Passageway
--Eating fresh corn-meal covered trout by Bosnia's Buna River Spring
--Bird watching on a Danube Delta cruise in Romania
--Canoeing on the Hocking River in Ohio (watching turtles) and the Manatee River in Florida (watching alligators)
--Walking the Oregon coast and the North Sea Coast in Denmark
--Walking along Frankfurt's Main River and Berlin's Spree River
--Watching street performers on the Charles Bridge over the Vltava River in Prague
--Gazing at castles while on boat trips outside of Frankfurt and Vienna
--Swimming in the thermal waters at Gan Hashlosha in Israel
--Standing on the Stari Most Bridge over the rushing Neretva River in Mostar, Bosnia
--Riding on the canals of Amsterdam and Xochimilco (Mexico)
--Watching the masses on Moroccan beaches
--Walking along the top of Niagara Falls on a moonlit night
--Dipping in Bob’s favorite ice-cold waterfall in Vermont
--Hiking along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon
--Playing in the cave and river at Tolantongo, Mexico
--Playing in the waves in Zihuatenejo and Puerto Escondido, Mexico
--Tubing on the Potomac River in Big Big, West Virginia
--Camping on the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach
--Camping besides lakes—anywhere and everywhere
--Soaking up the sun at our favorite Sarasota beach—Lido Beach

Since we are water people, send us your recommendations. We’d love to add to our list!