Lucid Time!

I am a vampire. I go around at night drinking people's blood and converting them into vampires.

Some story involving a big black gorilla. At the end of the story, the gorilla arrives at some nature preservation and becomes overweight from eating too much and lack of exercise.

Family beach resort. The beach is a rich reddish brown color and I think persistent dream characters may have been involved. I may have also been mildly lucid for part of the time.