Thinking about the beach...

I have been playing Yakuza 3 recently, which partially takes place in Okinawa. Without any spoilers, you can see the beach right from your house. The sand is so bright and clean, the sky is so blue, and the water is so clear. Seeing it in game made me want to go to the beach so bad! I live pretty close to the beach (East coast, baby!) so I could go at any point, but driving is such a pain. I was going to go tomorrow, but those plans frustratingly fell through >:( I might just bite the bullet and drive myself anyway!