In the early afternoon, the beach appeared calm and relaxed. Small boats lay anchored just off shore. Here the view was from the deck of a restaurant looking off to the southwest.

The city beach curved around a small bay. Big hotels and expensive homes dotted the hills to the north.

A small rowboat had been pulled up onto shore, just beyond the reach of an ebbing tide.

Restaurants were built on the beach with their backs open to the bay. These restaurants had their main entrances on the street that paralleled the beach.

Local access was at the southern end of the beach. Here the local residents enjoyed the beach.

The town lacked a soccer field, so soccer practice was held on the beach.

Two lads swam out into the waist deep water of the bay. The fact that the bay was shallow was evident from the lack of keel boats anchored off shore.

There was no shortage of restaurants that lined the shore. This was the part of town that woke up and partied all night. Notice words scrawled in sand.

A lifeguard station was present on the beach, but unoccupied that day. Behind it, on the sidewalk, tables were set up to sell locally created goods.