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I loved this beach when I first came here from Key West. I mean, I really marveled at it. It felt old -- like Atlantic City in the 1960s old. You'd always see people sitting here in the shade, on the edge of the small cliff, looking down on the beach, and out at the water. When I took my child here in late 2010 and early 2011 there were often older couples with sweaters over their shoulders walking very slowly through here, or sitting on the benches. It was nice. Quiet. And the ocean was wild, rough, wondrous. It was a big change coming from Key West where the waves are broken by the reef that surrounds the island. You only see waves around Key West when there's a hurricane passing by, and then only on one side of the island. Here the ocean is full force.
I thought they would take all of this out when they rebuilt the casino, and they did. The benches also. I took close-up photos of the benches, and thought I might be able to use these colors when I got my apartment painted. But would you believe it? I couldn't find these shades of pink and yellow on the color swatches. Too old-fashioned, I guess.
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