Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Maryland/Delware Atlantic Beaches 2020

Our quick end-of-school vacation took us to the Atlantic beaches of Maryland and Delaware. We rented a condo right on the border, which meant we had easy access to either side of the line.

Our first beach visit was just down the street from where we were staying. We walked over after dinner and enjoyed sticking our feet in the ocean.

The usual barrier to entry

First look at the beach

Getting close to the water

The beaches are on the east coast, so the sun was setting behind us.

Explaining how much more impressive it will look in the morning

The kids naturally wanted to go out in the water as far as they could. That meant that sooner or later pants would get wet.

Testing their limits

My son tried casting without a fishing pole, which doesn't work so well. The flying sand made a brief constellation.

He wanted me to take this picture

The waves weren't too rough but were tricky, hence the wet pants and t-shirt above.

Trying to figure out the wave pattern

The birds on the beach were smart enough to stay up in the dry sand.

Hanging out

We went to Ocean City's boardwalk to enjoy the beach. We went in the morning so as to avoid most of the shops and the crowds.

Walking on the boardwalk

Early morning view of the ocean

Going on the beach

We went in the water and enjoyed a lot of splashing around and some fun surf. Occasional waves were large than our youngest child. He was bowled over a couple of times...and loved it!

Need to dry off? No way!

After lunch we walked from our rental to Delaware (about three blocks) and tried out a Delaware beach.

Spacious path to the beach

More crowded because of the afternoon

The sand was a lot hotter in the afternoon, so we went to the water quickly.

Wave comes crashing in

My daughter wanted to concentrate on making sand castles, so she didn't wear a swimsuit. She did want to get some water to wet down the sand and make a more stable sand castle.

Grabbing some water before another wave

The siren-song of the sea was strong, so she asked if she could go in with her clothes. Since we walked from the rental, I figured she would dry out on the way back, so I said yes.

More rough surf

My youngest helped out with sandcastling, using the bucket and shovel that his teacher gave him as an end-of-school present.

Scooping sand

We tried another classic beach activity--getting buried. My daughter went first.

Legless lady

Getting stepped on?

My eldest went almost whole-hog, leaving just his face visible.

Give that boy some sunglasses

Two stuck kids


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