Definitely dont walk to the far end of the boardwalk past the Showboat.
My wife and I went to AC a few weeks ago and on our last day decided to get up early, walk to the far end and see the sunrise come up on the ocean. It was kinda overcast that morning and we couldn't see the sun come up, so we started heading back along the beach. Five minutes later we came upon a dead woman on the beach right where the water was breaking. We thought she was sleeping at first or just letting the waves hit her and relaxing but when we had gotten a few feet closer and the waves hit her, you could tell she was dead. Fucked up...
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