Dude...if I lived at the beach I would do the same. XD Doesn't seem to matter how much I walk around these 'burbs--nothing spawns unless we get past the highway and over in the shopping areas, or if we're at the park (and there it's Ekans. So many Ekans. There's a LAKE. There should be fishie Pokes!). ;)
Dreams come in a size too big so we can grow into them.