The best days of my life, whether at Kichisippi in Ottawa, Sandbanks on Lake Ontario, Antibes on the Mediterranean, Serifos in the Aegean, Hua Hin in Thailand, or in Santa Cruz, CA, have in some way always involved the Beach.

Today we went to the shores of the Black Sea, where Bosphorus University has an exclusive members-only private beach that we somehow talked our way into. What a great time. The water was blue and warm, there were many, many beautiful people, and there were various young ladies walking up and down the beach selling Foster's lager.

Outstanding.