A lone walker striding along the strand, alternating between looking out to sea and observing the houses beyond the dunes. Nothing new there – we have all seen them. The walker usually returns to their beach chair or blanket, or maybe to their car or home.

But last week, a newer phenomenon could be witnessed marching southward along Long Beach Island: a beach walker with a particular destination in mind.

R.C. Staab, an author and playwright from New York who also lives in Sea Bright, located in Monmouth County, has been…