For Californians …
… or anyone else who thinks that proximity to the beach is an important factor in deciding which law school to attend ...
Okay, so I know it’s not the same, and maybe not quite as
nice, but we do have beaches out here! New Haven is on the Connecticut
coast and the surrounding areas offer several venues for getting your feet
wet. The beaches in East Haven are
particularly close (about a ten minute drive from YLS)
though I am partial to Hammonasset
State Park about 20 minutes up I-95.
East Haven (on Cosey Beach Avenue)
has a little food shack and restaurant, The Sandpiper, where you can get
fish and chips and then just walk across the street to the beach. Not as populated as Hammonasset, this beach
is quite peaceful and is a calming place to reflect, take a study break, or
gather seashells. Whenever I have
visitors in town from landlocked states they insist on going to this beach, if
just to dip their feet in the water.
Hammonasset is a State Park, so it’s not free (about ten
bucks to park), but it is a bit nicer.
It is super picturesque and green and you can go running or on a nature
hike – you can even go camping! From the
shore you have a nice view of the Long Island Sound and can watch the sailboats
floating around. This is more of a lay-out-on-a-beach-towel-and-catch-some-rays
type of beach and, in the summer, they pull out the grill so that you can buy
drinks and hot dogs and make a day of it.
In addition to these beaches, Yale also has its own Yacht Club! Located in nearby Branford, it is home to the
Yale Sailing Team but also offers a summer program and sailing lessons for
those of us affiliated with Yale.
If these options still don’t appease you, you can always
just drive a couple hours to the Hamptons or to Cape Cod if you want a more posh weekend getaway.
