When I knew Ami will be born at the beginning of summer I knew we won't have one of our long, fact filled vacations in 2016. Going anywhere far with a baby is just not realistic. So, we decided that our first outing (the DC trip was a last moment booking that just happened to turn out amazing) will be for Labor Day weekend at the beach. I made extensive searches to find a nice place right on the beach, that's not very expensive but still good. We decided on a condo with no reviews in OC Maryland. Right on the boardwalk, the condo looked oldish, but ok. We just thought that we'll spend most of the day on the beach or on the boardwalk, so who cares...
Days before the trip a big tropical storm was announced. We chose not to believe the weather forecast. We got there to find a condo filled with cigarette smoke, old furniture and a gazillion of plastic chairs. we left for the beach immediately. 3 flights of stairs and we touched the golden sand.
Everybody, small and big had fun. So much silliness and just happy. We were finally having our summer vacation!
The sky looked darker and the forecast announced big storms.
We walked on the boardwalk and Marius and I felt young again, like when we were in college and we were enjoying a week at the shore. This time even better as we had with us two amazing girls. We had a nice dinner and headed out to our smoke filled condo
After a horrible night on a smelly mattress we woke up to dark skies, rain and heavy winds. I was so upset I told Marius we should pack and go home, especially since the weather forecast predicted 2 more days of heavy winds and rain. So... we packed and left.
Our 3 day vacation at the shore transformed into a night at the shore. I was disappointed, but also sure that leaving was the best choice, since I had to choose between 3 days in a crappy condo, or in my house.
The bad part was when after arriving in Philly the next two days showed sunny and beautiful in OC Maryland. We lost our money and also a very nice time at the beach. Lesson learned.
But we are still all healthy, we managed to have some fun in Philly, so nothing too bad. Just a bitter taste for losing our summer vacation...
I guess I'll wait for all the other ones that will come!
No comments:
Post a Comment