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Relaxing on a sunny beach is a popular way to spend time on a seaside getaway, but the curious adventurer can only do so much laying around before the itch to explore becomes overpowering. Isn’t there more to do by the ocean than simply watch the sun complete another trip across the sky?

You bet. You could be pondering the tall tales spun by the ancients to explain a marvelous volcanic phenomenon beyond their comprehension. You could be astride a bicycle, stopping to hear the lilting conversation of weather-hardened crabbers. You could be discovering animal and plant life found nowhere else on the planet.

All of this and more is possible within shouting distance of the sea. Peruse the last two of our 10 exciting ways to enjoy the seashore without risking a sunburn.

Dandi, Navsari, Gujarat, India (Site of Ghandi’s Salt Satyagraha)

Those with a sense of history and a taste for inspirational tales can visit Dandi, a small village in the Nasvari district of Gujarat, India, on the coast of the Arabian Sea. In 1930, the village became known the world over when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the site of the Salt Satyagraha. During this campaign of nonviolent protest against the British salt tax, Gandhi marched from Ahmedabad to Dandi with the stated intention of producing salt without paying the tax.

The Dandi March and the violent response to the subsequent raid of the Dharasana Salt Works was publicized worldwide and brought about significant shifts in public perception in Britain and the world of the struggle for Indian independence.

You may be interested in these programs featuring subjects or locations related to this topic:

Mystical Lands: The People and Culture of India and Nepal

From the Taj Mahal’s Splendor to the Glitter of Dubai

India: Treasures of the North and South

Skeleton Coast, Namibia

The Atlantic coast of Namibia got its ghastly name from the whale and seal bones that littered the shore during the height of the whaling industry, and also from the ribcage-like hulls of the more than 1,000 wrecked vessels still scattered along the beach.

Given names like “the Gates of Hell” by early seafarers, the area features a cold current and resulting dense fogs that obscure rocks protruding from the sea, making them dangerous obstacles for ships. While modern, motor-powered craft fare better, human-powered boats that find their way ashore are prevented from launching by constant heavy surf and must be carried across the desert to a more favorable launch point.

You may be interested in these programs featuring subjects or locations related to this topic:

Stunning South Africa: A Multi-Generational Exploration

Women’s Only: Ancient Voices of Africa

Tags: gujarat india, mahatma gandhi, namibia, navsari gujarat, skeleton coast

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