Anyone still take a family vacation? The summer vacation season has been here for about a month now, with the arrival of Memorial Day. Where is everyone going? I usually take some day trips in July.
Staying home on the 4th, work on a new fence for my Houdini pups, mow the acre back yard with a push mower (whew!) and work in the garden. Relax with a few hard ciders and some burgers in the afternoon. Depending on the heat. Going to town about 5 minutes away to see the fireworks, or, if I'm tuckered out, or sauced, gonna watch the display the neighborhood puts on.
That weekend, I'd like to take a trip up to Cabelas in PA.
On my birthday, I'm doing a lot of driving. Bass Pro in Harrisburg, Indian Echo Caverns nearby, Roots farmers market near Lancaster, a knife shop on the other side of Lancaster and then about an hour ride home. All of them open around 9, all are about an hour from me, but I'll have a lot of driving ahead of me. Gotta narrow it down.
This would be the week that my family usually goes down the ocean, but we go the end of the month, so my family will get to be at home for the Farm Days, and see the horse pulls, in Delta PA.
The 14th is the local Howard County powwow at the Howard County fairgrounds. Any members on here should go check it out, you'll have a great time. Good dancing, good food, great regalia (don't call the dancers regalia a costume!).
The 21st I'd like to take a trip to southern MD around St Marys.
The following weekend, I'm going to OC for our annual family reunion type get together. We rent a couple beach houses near RTE 90 in OC proper. The aunts come down for two weeks, everyone else for a week. We have a big crab feast on Sunday. I plan on taking my sisters boyfriend and my little brother up to a local knife shop up the road a ways in DE, a trip down to Chincoteague and Crisfield, and if the flies aren't too bad (sheesh), a day trip on Assateague, hiking in the national park side. Would like to take the Lewes ferry to Cape May NJ, and maybe spend the night in Atlantic City. I like going to OC for a long weekend, but when it comes to a week, which is what I rented a place for this year, I got to get out of the city. Too much hustle bustle, and bad food! Only a few places left to get a good breakfast, or good piece of fish, even a good crabcake. They're either packed, sold to make room for hotels, or went out of business.
August is going to be a lot of work getting the place ready for my parents 40TH anniversary party, through to the party in September. I foresee Gatorade stock going up through the heat.