Check this by asking for rates for two weeks earlier in December. To avoid getting gouged, don't lock yourself into an island or beach area with only one resort. One 30-minute run each day makes up for 23 hours of indolence. We think they've got a good idea. Leave the snow to the skiers .
Carols sound better with surfable waves crashing in the background.
If you want to escape the chill and sleet of holiday season, consider spending your vacation at the beach. Leave before Dec. 24 to miss the frantic mall traffic, and sometime in the late afternoon, while you're sipping a tequila sunrise at a beachside bar, you'll wonder what you ever liked about menorahs and those blinking Christmas tree lights. Not all beach spots are ideal in late December. Most of California and even northern Florida is too cold. That doesn't leave a lot of sandy spots in the United States.