(NewsReady.com) – Between quarantine fatigue and states beginning to reopen, Americans were excited to visit public spaces over the weekend. Once-empty parks and beaches were crawling with activity. Still, if this weekend proves anything, it’s that people are looking for some relief, and not just financially.
Beaches in Port Aransas, Texas were packed.
By around 2:00, the crowds at Port Aransas’ beaches had greatly increased.
This is near marker 25 a couple of miles down the road – and three hours later – from the original video I posed. @TPRNews pic.twitter.com/IZ5Dv7fd5Q
— Joey Palacios (@Joeycules) May 2, 2020
Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the city’s biggest parks, was also crowded.
Piedmont Park earlier this afternoon. 😷pic.twitter.com/jwP2k2rh7b
— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) May 2, 2020
In Florida, lines formed at the marinas where boaters were preparing to hit the waves.
What it looks like outside marinas this morning. This was outside black point marina around 6:30am #BoatingInDadeCounty @wsvn pic.twitter.com/KlkaEeGinL
— Lorena Estrada (@EstradaLorena) May 2, 2020
There were some restrictions put in place to avoid potential infections. In Florida, boats were informed to stay 50 feet apart. Even with social-distancing guidelines, plenty of people were looking to relieve the cabin fever many of us have experienced for well over a month.
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Let’s hope that people don’t start ‘trashing the beaches again’ for the sake of the animal population