VACATION 2010
A vacation long overdue (6 years from the last vacation) and a week to remember – and it went so fast. We had a quick safe trip out to Maryland and arrived in Ocean City by 3:00 Sunday. Picked up our key and address for the townhouse we would call home at Fenwick Island, just 15 minutes from the Believe In Tomorrow Beach House in Ocean City. We got a good nights sleep and hit the ground running Monday morning with a 10:00 briefing from Believe in Tomorrow Beach House and then spent the day on the beach. Dinner was a Admirals Feast compliments of HOOPERS for everyone with Believe In Tomorrow, met some great families and had some wonderful food. Tuesday we got an early start and went back to HOOPERS for some SeaDooing in the Bay. We each had our own seadoo and boy is Andi crazy on a SeaDoo – upon returning the SeaDoos to Hoopers, the guy said Andi is a speed deaman. We then headed for Baja Amusements and the kids rode 5 different tracks and one bumper water boat ride – alot of fun. After having a picnic lunch we returned to the town house to enjoy some relaxation time and the pool. Our town house on Fenwick Island was in a complex with other townhouses with half and year around residences. I needed Andi rested, she did not know it yet but that evening I had arranged a horse ride on the beach for Andi (a long time dream of hers) with a private stable in Lewis. Winnswept stables invited us to there stable where we met the owner, her hired hand/friend and the hired hands friend. We then loaded up 4 of there horses and went to Fenwick Beach where Todd and Andi were able to ride several miles down the beach, Andi was in awh and speechless. The stable and people were so great, they were headed for Baltimore the next morning for two of there kids to receive additional schooling on eventing. They have made it to nationals and would be competing in KY in less than a month. Wednesday we slept in and relaxed in the pool until our 2:00 tour and ride on the US Coast guard boat, we learned alot about the coast guard, had a great ride on the boat and the kids even got to drive it – we also saw several dolphins. After we toured the lifesaving museum and then had a complementary dinner at LaHasendas, before returning to the Beach house for some time with the other families, the beach and a professional portrait. Thursday already, we are loosing steam but have so much more to do while here. Todd and Andrew were invited on a 10:00 fishing trip in the Bay, so Andi and I stayed at the town house and relaxed in the pool. They caught: flounders, crabs and crookers and had a great time. At 4:00 we met up at a country club and Todd and Andi had a golf lesson while Andrew and I enjoyed drinks and hors d’oeuvres in the lounge. Then did a little shopping in Ocean City and some indoor putt putt golf. Friday was an early morning, Andi would take surf lessons with Mcdreamy (Austin) at Malibu Beach. She did really well for her first time, I didn’t realize real surf boards were so big. Then we walked the board walk, did some shopping and enjoyed a boat ride on the OC ROCKET – also got a little wet. Then joined the other families at the beach house for a cook out. What a great time. Saturday is here and is the day Andi has been waiting for all week. We took the entire day, beginning very early and went to Assateaque Island to see the wild horses. WOW, we were so lucky. We saw 36 horses in various bands and all 3 foals born this summer. I think it was a good move for us to rent kayaks and go along the bay side and marsh lands – that is where we saw the most and no other people. It was something, even Andrew enjoyed the horses. Now Sunday and we got up early just to enjoy the pool one last time and then hit the road for home. We only made it 266 miles that day, traffic and accidents on every route up the coast we traveled. But ended the day in Lamer PA and saw info on Penn Cave, it looked very cool. So we decided to head for Penn Cave in the morning. So glad we did – what a cool place and you tour it for 1 1/2 hours by boat. Then back to hitting the road again and all going well until loosing power as we entered OH turnpike – long boring story,but we ended up breaking down again in Ann Arbor and making it home a day later with a new battery and new alternator. Should have known some bad luck had to happen. All in all a very great family vacation, long over due and very much needed by all of us. Many thanks to Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation for terminally ill children.