By the time you read this post, I’ll be either halfway there, or will already be dipping my feet in the ocean, and looking for sun to soak up.

I consider myself pretty luck to already be headed back to see my friend, the ocean. I saw it briefly last April, and had a cold visit last December, but this time I’m planning on spending some quality time both poolside and on the sand.

There’s a decent chance of rain while we’re there, but like they say, “a rainy day at the beach is better than a sunny day at the office.”

This song is on my “Take me to the water” playlist, along with 59 others. The requirement to get on the playlist was simple: it should remind me of vacations, summer, the beach/water, or just make me feel like I’m on vacation.

For anyone interested, here’s my list:

1. The Coast – Court Yard Hounds
2. Cover me in Sunshine – P!nk and Willow Sage Hart
3. Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
4. Surf City – Jan & Dean
5. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
6. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
7. Lovely Day – Bill Withers
8. Beautiful Day – U2
9. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
10. Sailing – Christopher Cross
11. Summer Breeze – Seals & Croft
12. Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
13. La Isla Bonita – Madonna
14. Soak up the Sun – Sheryl Crow
15. The Boys of Summer – Don Henley
16. Hot Fun in the Summertime – Sly & The Family Stone
17. Vacation – The Go-Go’s
18. Summer Nights – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
19. Rockaway Beach – Ramones
20. Kokomo – The Beach Boys
21. Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin
22. Knee Deep – Zac Brown Band feat. Jimmy Buffett
23. Island in the Sun – Weezer
24. At the Beach – The Avett Brothers
25. Itsy Bisty Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini – Brian Hyland
26. Cruel Summer – Bananarama
27. Summer in the City – The Lovin’ Spoonful
28. In the Summertime – Mungo Jerry
29. Under the Boardwalk – The Drifters
30. Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald
31. In the Sun – Blondie
32. Summer Feelings – Lennon Stella feat. Charlie Puth
33. Brighter than the Sun – Colbie Caillat
34. Summer – Simpson
35. The Tide is High – Blondie
36. Golden Hour – KC Musgraves
37. Toes – Zac Brown Band
38. Dancing in the Moonlight – Jubël feat. NEIMY
39. Vamos a la Playa – Righeira
40. Water Me – Lizzo
41. Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
42. Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
43. Riptide – Vance Joy
44. Let’s go Surfing – The Drums
45. Float On – Modest Mouse
46. Ray of Light – Madonna
47. Love Shack – The B-52s
48. Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
49. Cake by the Ocean – DNCE
50. Here comes the Sun – Nina Simone
51. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
52. Cruisin’ – Smokey Robinson
53. Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
54. ocean eyes – Billie Eilish
55. Fly Away – Tones and I
56. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes – Jimmy Buffett
57. Vida de Rico – Camilo
58. Myrtle Beach – Sunny Ledford (my daughter insisted I needed this on my playlist; it’s hilarious)
59. Calma – Pedro Capo & Farruko
60. Two tickets to Paradise – Eddie Money

Have a great weekend!