Have been reading this message board for a few years but just now signed up. Really appreciate all the info available through this site. Rob you do an incredible job running it.

I agree with not adding lights to the beach. There is something really calming about hearing the water and looking out into complete darkness from the hotel.

My experience walking the beach at night is that I havent.. The one time I walked out to the water at night, simply to look around, I was immediately approach by someone from the woods asking if I wanted drugs. It was almost as if they sit in the darkness knowing that we are coming from a lighted area and our eyes haven't adjusted. I stick to the road at night and have NEVER had any issues at all... have met some really nice families on the roadside.