Items to put in your beach bag
-
-
Bored or Board Games?
Playing board games at a beach vacation rental can be a great way to unwind and have fun. While our kids may love their phones (hate to admit it), we love to have board games around for some quality time. A beach house is a perfect place to start a new tradition since it is a change of scenery and it’s not your day to day route . Who knows…
-
Weather
Growing up our family always seemed to vacation during a rainy week. We didn’t vacation often so it was always a little bit of a bummer. My dad never made the rain stop the fun. There were times we would drive to a location without rain and spend the day. We went to Baltimore from Stone Harbor for the day for a change of scenery and a little break in…
-
Funny story
One of our vacationers called several years ago from a mall dressing room. She was trying on bathing suits but she wanted to get her reservation in before we sold out. We laughed about her thoughts about hitting the beach. She thought it would be better if everyone just hit the beach at night than during the day. No one would see them in bathing suits, no need to worry…
-
Sweatshirts
Who needs a sweatshirt at the beach? You do! This post isn’t about packing tips but it’s about the sweatshirt you need to buy. Yes. You may own tons of sweatshirts but you need one that says your beach town name. I’m not endorsing the Beach Patrol or Lifeguard sweatshirts but simply one that says Ocean City, Sea Isle, Avalon, Stone Harbor, LBI… you got the idea. For many years…
-
Canceling your vacation
Our town is lucky to get almost a week off of school to celebrate Presidents Day. It is the perfect time to take a winter vacation. The kids get very little work during the few days they are there and most after school activities are cancelled since many kids are away for the week. For the first year ever we booked a trip ! We were going to St. John…