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[JoanW]

I read Crystal's and Dina's post about Rehoboth Beach Delaware and thought, "what a Small World, we might have been there the same time some year and not even known it!"

We go every year, possibly more than once a summer even if just for the day. We HAVE to go to Gus n Gus on the boardwalk for either a cheesesteak, fried chicken, sausauge and peppers, gyro or just a fried hot dog. Then we go next door to Thrashers for beach fries. Mmmm.

I'm posting a photo from last year of the Grace and Rachel with my friend Nancy and her daughter Sara, all eating their Gus n Gus and Thrashers. The seagulls wait in anticipation for a bite. After munching, we head down to the rides at Funland for a whirl on the teacups and bumper cars and a billion games of Skeeball for some cheezy stuffed animals.


Anyone else love Rehoboth Beach as much as we do?

[luv2sail]

I've never been to the beach but I do LOVE the outlets!!

[Happymommy]

I Rehoboth Beach!!!!! I went with my parents every weekend of every summer from when I was about 8 years old (until I was about 16, and no longer wanted to spend weekends with my parents hehehe!!). When I was in college, Joe and I started going again and staying with my parents. When we started going we had a pop-up tent in the Delaware Seashore State Park, and my parents would take me to the boardwalk every Saturday night. They upgraded to a small trailer, then a mobile home at a resort in Longneck (15 minutes from Downtown Rehoboth). 2 years ago my dad retired from the Philadelphia police department and they built a house on the bay of Rehoboth-- they live there now. Usually we do one day of the weekend at the beach in Rehoboth, and one on my dad's boat. We always try to take the kids to the boardwalk on Saturday night!! We love the outlets when it rains, and I do all my shopping there!!!! Joe didn't like Rehoboth, at first, because he was used to the Jersey Shore, but now, he loves it as much as I do, and we always say, if we win the powerball we're buying a house right in the downtown area of Rehoboth, near the boardwalk. Thrashers fries are my favorite (with vinegar!!). Our favorite restaurant, right now, is the Big Fish Grill. My dad loves DogFish Head. When I was in college, Joe and I spent alot of nights in Dewey, and I still love The Rusty Rudder and Crabbers'Cove restaurants. And, we always take one trip each summer to Ocean City Maryland for Nick Idonis' House of Ribs (we've never found Ribs anywhere that can compare to Nick Idonis!!). Next time you're going, Joan let me know!!!! We'll be there again next weekend! We got back home Sunday night, and every morning when Aidan wakes up, he asks me how many days we have left until we go back hehehe!! We're down to 3, so he's happy! Aidan calls it Fishtown (which we laugh about, becuase my grandmother lives in the actual Fishtown in Phila-- its not so nice), and he says its the most beautiful place in the world!! I asked him if Rehoboth (AKA Fishtown) was more beautiful than Disney World, and he said "Oh yes!!!" Kind of shocked me-- nothing will ever be as good as Disney to me hehehe!!!

[JoanW]

I'll have to check my calendar to see when we can go to the beach again and met up with you.

I know where Longneck is too! How about Nik-a-boli's? We love eating there. Way before I met Pat, I used belong to a beach house in Bethany, and we'd go out in Dewey and Rehoboth, drinking and dancing all hours. Then we'd eat at Nik-a-boli's or what ever else was open. When we stay for a week, my sister and her husband still go on Monday nights to the Bottle and Cork to hear the Greaseband (oldies music).

Pat's neice has a house on Newcastle, within walking distance to the boardwalk. It is her mother in laws house, and it's been in the family for 60 years. We always say when WE win the lottery we're getting one too.

We eat at Nick Idoni's in Ocean City, but we get it as take out because the wait is too long. I just call in my order and pick it up and take it back to the house.

There's a story in Fenwick Island called the Country Store, and they have fudge and cheese spreads that we load up on before we come home.

We love Disney, but Rehoboth has a special place in our hearts. Plus it's only two hours away!

[Happymommy]

I've never eaten at Nik-a-boli's, but we'll have to try that!!! WE also used to like the Crab Barn alot, but haven't done it in a while. In the winter I get cravings for Grotto's. Joe and I used to love Bottle and Cork!!!! The first campground we stayed at was in Fenwick Island. Our campsite had some mud in it though, and our car got stuck, so after that we started doing Delaware Seashore State Park (cement city!!) Nick Idonis definitely does have long waits. We try to do that if we're ever down during the week. The margueritas in mason jars usually help me pass the time though!!!

[crystalloubear]

We used to always go to Wildwood or Ocean City, Maryland but as we had our own kids we wanted some where a little better so we decided to try Rehoboth. This is only our 3rd year going but we really like it. We always have to hit Gus&Gus, Thrasher's, Grotto, get some taffy. We always make one trek down to Nick's for the ribs and DH has to get one of those tacky tshirts DH likes DogFishHead - they even had some of their brew in the hotel minibar! We stay at the Boardwalk Plaza - it is an awesome hotel. The food there is really good, too!! We always stop on the way to Rehoboth at the Christiana Mall - its a good mid point to get out walk around and get lunch. While at the mall, we always visit the Build a bear workshop and make one to remember our trip. I like the ambiance in Rehoboth - all the cute little shops and restaurants. We looked at buying a house over on Maryland or Olive Ave - there are some gorgeous ones over there for sure. Decided I liked better staying at the hotel and being pampered - for now.
Here's a few pictures from our trip

Jeanette with her Build a Bear - Elmo


Hotel Bedroom - there is also a sitting room with a balcony


The view of the beach from our Balcony


The blue umbrella in the middle was our spot on the beach


Looking up the boardwalk from our balcony

Hey Joan - I think we sat on the same bench to eat our Gus&Gus Chicken and Thrasher's fries(with vinegar - of course - anything less would be unamerican) then went down the boards to funland and played skeeball!! Afterwards, we went back to the hotel and the kids had some pretzels with easy cheese - "a vacay staple" as I have learned!!

[Happymommy]

It's funny, Sat. Night we walked by the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel, and I noticed how pretty it was and was thinking that it must be really nice to stay there!! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[JoanW]

You have to go into Ryan's Gems and Junk on the boardwalk and ask if Lauren is working. She's our niece and she works there in the summer, and her dad did too back in the late 70's when he was in college.

[DouglasE]

I need a day at Poodle Beach! <sigh>

Dina,

I actually live in Fishtown. The papers keep on trying to promote it as the next place that's due to experience re-gentrification. Yah, right. Believe it when I see it.

Maybe next summer I'll head down to Rehobeth for a weekend. Hmmmm

[Happymommy]

Ooooh sorry-- I hope I didn't offend you, I didn't know that. Actually, I've heard alot about it coming back!! My grandmother's been there since I was a kid, so I always thing of it as it was years ago. But, your right, its actually probably a great place to buy real estate right now, because they are working on bringing it back. I'm still sorry I said that though.

Dina

[Happymommy]

Ooooh sorry-- I hope I didn't offend you, I didn't know that. Actually, I've heard alot about it coming back!! My grandmother's been there since I was a kid, so I always thing of it as it was years ago. But, your right, its actually probably a great place to buy real estate right now, because they are working on bringing it back. I'm still sorry I said that though. It was funny jsut to hear him say it was the most beautiful place in the world. I grew up in the city (I hope I didn't sound like a snot when I said that-- sorry

Dina

[crystalloubear]

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Maybe next summer I'll head down to Rehobeth for a weekend. Hmmmm

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You'd love it! There is so many cute little shops and neat eateries. I don't know about the night life but there were alot of people out late when I sat out on our balcony I saw them on there way home - it was pretty late and it sure looked like they had fun

[DouglasE]

Dina,

You didn't offend me. It's a matter of you get what you pay for. The reason I live there is that it is incredibly cheap. It's what I can afford. It ain't pretty, but if I lived in Center City or University City I'd not be able to take my trips to Walt Disney World and France in 2006. I'm the first to admit that Fishtown is a dump. Trust me, my feathers weren't ruffled in the least.

[JoanW]

Hey - a girlfriend called and is letting me stay at her condo on the beach in Ocean City this weekened (Saturday night to Monday night). I might possibly be on the Rehoboth Boardwalk tonight!

We'll probably have Gus n Gus for dinner tonight! Surf's Up!

[Happymommy]

Oh-- I just caught that-- did you have a good time?? We stayed home last weekend for my son's birthday party.