A few seconds after I took the photo, a head-high wave came over the 3’ high ledge the ocean had carved and the sand gave way under my feet. I was able to jog out of the drink without going down. But a town official who was yelling at folks to get off of the beach got pretty upset with me lol.
We decided to get out of Bethany and went to the state park beaches instead, where we found a much more adventurous crowd.