I spent 25+ years of my life within a short drive to the ocean in California.
20 years in Santa Barbara County, off and on, and 5 years in Orange County; plus 5 months in San Diego County for Marine Corps boot camp and basic infantry training.
I had lived in Orange County for 2 1/2 years when I started posting here.
Edit: I forgot to mention the 6 months I was in North Carolina in Camp Lejeune going to engineering school. My barracks building was a 1/4 mile from Courthouse Bay.