But it’s also the wildness of the place. Unlike the skinny strip of sand between the condos and the water on the Gulf Coast, the beaches of Isle of Palms or Kiawah or Sullivan’s are so vast, my children become specks in the distance within minutes. When the tide goes out, it feels like you could walk to the horizon. The water isn’t blue, but it’s earnest, formidable. Nothing is tame or precious on the Atlantic Coast. The wind is usually too strong for an umbrella, but it also keeps you comfortable, even on the hottest days. My kids drag driftwood and bleached, papery reeds across the sand to
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