Lots of Connecticut residents are soaking up the sun this Memorial Day Weekend.
While it isn’t summer yet, it sure looked like it on the East Haven shoreline on Saturday.
“She just jumps in the water,” said 11-year-old Billy of East Haven whose younger sister swam in the ocean.
This was lifeguard Alexis Pendziwater’s first day on the job, “Yeah there was a lot of people in the water today. It was like chilly too. Really cold.”
We made sure she had her eye on the water while she gave us some beach tips, “Put on sunscreen. A lot of sunscreen and be careful with the rocks. You don’t want to slip on one and fall. I learned the hard way, too,” she said laughing.
She also said, “make sure your children have the Coast Guard approved life jackets in the water.”
To the right of the lifeguard stand, some Quinnipiac University students were relaxing after finishing up their freshman year.
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“Not going as completely as planned. A little cloud cover, but we’re trying to get all the rays we can out here,” said John Pritchett of Houston, TX.
Although the heat wasn’t quite like their hometowns in Texas and Louisiana, “it’s nice up here. It’s nice to have beaches around. There’s not many beaches where I’m from,” said Bradley Elmore of Louisiana.
And across the street from the beach, the splash park was busy.
Families loving the first day of the long weekend and looking forward to more warm weather fun to in the future.
“It’s awesome. It’s a great way to begin the summer certainly,” said Madelyn Krouzil.
“I like doing fun stuff,” said her granddaughter Mia.
