There are the usual water sports on its ocean side, of course, and snorkeling in the lagoons.
One night at dinner in an ocean-side resort, I noticed a man and a woman seated across the room.
In that tawdry light, you couldn't have blamed Joeckel or Fisher for wanting no part of the Chiefs, especially considering that the second pick would go to the Jaguars of Jacksonville, an ocean-side locale in a state with no income tax (compared with 6% in Missouri).
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The City on the Bay sits on a peninsula with the Pacific Ocean on one side and San Francisco Bay on the other.
We have low population density, clean air, fresh water, fertile land, an ocean on either side and a grand total of two nations on our borders. (One of which is a also a huge, stable and peaceful nation with clean air, fresh water, and fertile land and even lower population density).
In his boat, the straight line of ocean unbroken on any side, every minute was a day, one hour was longer than any life ever lived.
On the other side of the ocean, Japan has a chain of 14 tsunami detectors off its coasts.
The entire time they did in fact have an SUV or mini-van with the Ocean Club logo on the side, waiting to whisk guests around the property when the driver was not on permanent rest break.
On the other side of the Indian Ocean, the Sri Lankan government did not respond as efficiently as the Indonesian government.
The very first entry point to discuss ocean governance at Rio was a side event of the Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development on 12 June, focusing on Science and Governance for Global Sustainability.
Punta del Este, an hour and a half from Montevideo, has condominiums and high rises lining the beaches that reach out into the water, with the Rio de la Plata on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other.
Progress on the development of a global observing network on ocean acidification was discussed during a NOAA side event.
Rancher Carol Kimsey, who lives in a valley near the Pacific Ocean on the U.S.-side of the fence, says the border barrier has improved the quality of life in the area.
The success of the side event shows the extent of the concerns raised by ocean-related issues.
On the Chilean--Pacific--side of the Andes, that's courtesy of the ocean and the cold Humboldt Current.
Six ocean kayakers will switch off paddling kayaks mere inches from Nyad's side throughout the journey, towing underneath them electronic Shark Shields that emit a harmless but annoying electrical impulse that repels most species of sharks.
So, apart from all the side events with millionaire financiers launching ideas for getting money to poor countries, and ocean scientists warning that the oceans are turning more acidic because of CO2, and forestry experts explaining all the different and often conflicting ways of funding the protection of the forests, you have the main negotiations themselves.
The trail begins with a wicked climb up 650 steps carved into a hillside and ends a brutal (and lovely) seven miles later (and after a 2, 200-foot climb and descent) on the other side of Mount Tamalpais, at the tiny town of Stinson Beach on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
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