Our Annual Trip to the Beach About This Page:

[JoanW]

We are home now, and it was a good trip. We had a large group this year, and thankfully, not all in one house. We always go to Fenwick Island, Delaware, which is right on the border of Maryland.

At the house we had this year were DH Pat, me Joan, DsD Camille (22), DD Grace (13), DD Rachel (12), and DsD's boyfriend, Neil 25. We had a three bedroom house with three bathrooms, which is necessary with all these women!

My sister rented a house near us and had my mom and one brother with her. At the last minute my sister's husband had to cancel because someone at work was injured. Mom is 72, has real bad asthma, and is a real difficult person to deal with. My brother, age 46, had a stroke 3 years ago and has some paralysis on his left side (arm and leg). Getting him on the beach was a challenge, getting both of them on the beach was the bigger challenge.

Also Cousin Debbie and her daughter Lauren were in another house nearby and some work friends from 20 years ago were staying in another house. I had not seen them in at least 10 years, and they have two boys, almost the same ages as my DD's.

Most days we spent in our sand chairs on the beach having really big beach fun. The kids were in the water a lot, and after I reached my "sweat factor" I got in the ocean too. When Grace was little, she'd ask me if I had my sweat factory yet so I'd go in the pool with her. We had the usual boogie boards, rafts, rubber boats, and inner tubes. Rachel opted for the boat, as she felt the inner tube left her butt out as an invitation for a shark snack. There were a few sand chair mishaps, and two new ones were replaced when feet were seen flapping in the air after an attempted dismount. They just don't make them like they used too!

I got a lot of beach reading done in the evenings (too much jaw flapping on the beach). We also did the obligatory miniature golf game, ride the rides on the boarwalk, and ate our weight in Thrasher's French Fries, Dumser's Dairyland Peanut Butter Fudge Ice Cream, Marvin's Fried Chicken, and a Sausage sub with onions and peppers from Gus & Gus on the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach. My dad used to go there for a fried hot dog (sounds really bad for you, probably is, but is soooo goood). He passed away in 1987, so we continue the tradition and go there to eat it for him.

I began my morning at 6:00 am with a nice large cup of coffee and a big hunk of fudge from the Seaside Country Store, a small vacation treat just for me I started doing when the kids were born. I can do this because I am the mom!

Weather was great, and we had one cloudy/rainy day, which worked out okay. We did a litte tax free shopping (no sales tax on anything in Delaware).

Also one night my sister, DH and I and the two friends from work went out at night (what a concept, an adult night out!). We went to a club we used to go to in our younger days (pre-DH). We went to hear the Greaseband, an oldies band from NJ that plays everything from Motown, Stones, Disco, to Beach Boys and other beach party tunes. It was so much fun. It's a good thing it was rainy the next day, we needed to sleep in and then have a nap later in the day.

So we are home now, and I still have to put the suitcases away. The tags are still on them from our Disney Cruise from last October. I'm not taking them off until we take another cruise again!

[FanOfMickey]

Sounds like you had a great time, one of these years I will go on a beach vacation, I love the beach. Nothing better then reading a good book while listening to the sound of the waves. Very relaxing.

[snoozy]

I'm glad you had a good time.

[GoofyMom]

It sounds to me like you had a pretty good summer vacation at the beach!

[Teddysmom]

Joan what a great vacation. I especially like the part where you had fudge for breakfast

[Colexis Mom]

Sounds like a great week at the beach Joan Thanks for sharing it

[wdwlovers]

Sounds like you had a great time at the beach! What fun!

[luvnwdwgal]

Thanks for sharing your trip to the beach Joan! Sounds like you all had a really good time!!

[imagineerwannabe]

Joan,

Cool report Joan. I have never been to Rehoboth, but have been to Lewes a few times and walked down towards Rehoboth.

I have a Chincoteague report I wanted to do, but wasn't sure what the interest would be on the Passporter Boards. It looks like yours was well received.

[JoanW]

We've never been to Chicoteague, but have been to Assateaque. We've never managed to be there during the pony watch, but it's something we should do, as we are really only a few hours from it. Post that report!!!!

[buzzspal2]

Joan,
Sounds like you had lots of fun.

[loobyoxlip]

How fun to see relatives you havent' seen in a while. And all that great food is making my stomach rumble. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[DouglasE]

That was a great little trip report. Reminds me of my days growing up and my family's annual visits to the Jersey shore. Can you believe I've never been to Rehoboth, not even Poodle Beach? I know, shame on me.

[JoanW]

Douglas, what and where are Poodle Beach??? I'm sure my brother knows where it is!

[jastza]

What a great trip!! I really should try the beach this Summer-- it is less than 10 miles away but so crowded ! Maybe I will have to plan a trip with home being the hotel--order in--LOL