[DarkArts]

Hey folks, with retirement approaching (I hope - cross fingers I have some super left after the markets finish correcting), I'm thinking of moving closer to the ocean when I finally quit the workforce.

I don't mean right on the beach, but say 200m from the shoreline up to 5 kilometres inland.

I spent many years living near the water in my youth, but since I took up astronomy, I've lived inland, so I don't have any experience with astro and ocean.

So, what are people's experiences? If you have a ROR obs, do you still have to worry about salt spray/air? How good is seeing near the shore? What about transparency (does elevated mist cause issues, maybe)? When does the sea/land breeze switch over, and how reliable is it? Are there other things I need to know?

Thanks.