In 1995, we got married (no ferrets at the wedding, but we had ferret statues on the cake), and some friends loaned us their cabin on the Oregon coast for a honeymoon. We took our ferrets to the beach and the sand dunes, and they had a blast. Especially at the sand dunes! Ferrets can run up sand dunes much faster than humans can! We were worn out before the ferrets were! It wasn't particularly hot either day, so we didn't have any problems with ferrets overheating. Hope this is helpful to the people with questions about ferrets and beaches. Sara and Kurt [Posted in FML issue 1959]