Well, almost directly. After arriving at the beach cabin after 10 pm, the kids slept in a bit (and Jillian had to finish her morning Drive 101 Zoom class). But as soon as we were able, we drove to the beach. Tried driving just a little bit up into the drier sand, but got kind of stuck, and the kids had to help push the Ford out. Eventually found a spot, and tried the water, which was pretty chilly.
The girls spent most of their time chatting about The Selection series of books that they've been obsessively reading for the past week or so:
... while Tor and Dad played some football in the waves:
The tide came up quick, meaning we had to get out of there.