Your traditions when vacationing in Sowal

[Will B]

Next time, we want to rent bikes and see if we can ride the length of 30A and back. I am always an optimist.

Just follow the whack job in the orange pickup truck waving the gun. He'll clear the road for ya!

 

[micki]

I wouldn't try that one in July or August without a back up plan involving calling someone to come get you.

We're usually there the first week in June - and would probably get a 5 AM start. And, it's likely that our daughter's won't want to join us, so they will be back at the condo WITH the van (which can accomodate 2 bikes and 2 tired parents if need be).

 

[Matt J]

We're usually there the first week in June - and would probably get a 5 AM start. And, it's likely that our daughter's won't want to join us, so they will be back at the condo WITH the van (which can accomodate 2 bikes and 2 tired parents if need be).

Good you're planning ahead. Are you sure you're a tourist?

 

[Paige]

How long is 30a from end to end? I've never spent anytime on the western most section. The farthest west we go is to Amore. I've riden a beach crusier there from Eastern lake before.

 

[Matt J]

How long is 30a from end to end? I've never spent anytime on the western most section. The farthest west we go is to Amore. I've riden a beach crusier there from Eastern lake before.

Depends, I've heard 17 and 19 miles so I'm not a hundred percent.

 

[bamabeachbum]

Youngest son loves Bruno's Pizza, so that is a first day meal for him.

Get up early, set up chairs, bring coffee down to the beach and enjoy the quite, listen to the ocean.

At night, wife and I like to take make a big big big pitcher of rita's and watch the stars down on the beach.

 

[Shanny]

Arrive at beach, unpack car, pump oodles of money into the local economy, mind my own business, keep my rental clean, my children within my reach at all times, drive safely, leave rental probably cleaner than when arrived, keep my eyes open for the locals who apparently have a huge chip on their shoulder (easy to identify......usually wear neck braces due to the whiplash caused from monitoring every license plate that enters area).

New vacation plan after visiting area for over 15 years, find a new destination......you people basically suck. Oh well, my one and only post isn't very positive is it?

 

[MaryAnne]

Youngest son loves Bruno's Pizza, so that is a first day meal for him.

Get up early, set up chairs, bring coffee down to the beach and enjoy the quite, listen to the ocean.

At night, wife and I like to take make a big big big pitcher of rita's and watch the stars down on the beach.

We haven't done that yet but we will in 300 days, 7210 hours, 432615 minutes and 2595703 seconds. My kids think I'm a nerd by counting down the days until I get back to the beach.
I have a date and time countdown on my computer till we get to SoWal in 2009. If you are interested, it's dateand time.com

 

[Matt J]

We haven't done that yet but we will in 300 days, 7210 hours, 432615 minutes and 2595703 seconds. My kids think I'm a nerd by counting down the days until I get back to the beach.
I have a date and time countdown on my computer till we get to SoWal in 2009. If you are interested, it's dateand time.com

Took me a second on the times there, I was reading it differently and thought it was over 3 years.

 

[amyt]

Too Funny

Arrive at Rental company office around 10am and complain profusely that room is not ready. Leave in huff and roar thru Seaside at highway speeds. Setup camp city at Grayton corners to collect money for our softball team. Take money and go to Red Bar for several long island ice teas then roar back to rental office. Demand discount for inconveinience of having to wait for previous guests to check out and housekeepers to clean. Arrive at cottage and begin unpacking inflatable beds for extra guests not allowed. Drag everything in set up kennel for smuggled pet. Call front desk to complain about burned out light bulb and demand compensation. Load entire family and random people picked up along the way into the car. Arrive at Publix and proceed down each aisle as slow as possible, parking cart sideways when possible. Drive back to rental and begin cooking sloppiest meal ever making sure to coat ever square inch of kitchen with grease, ketchup, or chocolate. While kids wait give them red popsicles. Go to bed. Get up and haul tents, coolers, port-o-let, swing set, baby pool, crib, changing station, BBQ, chairs, and lazy-boy to beach. Spend daying attempting to dig to China. End of day go to local restaurant and let waiter/waitress babysit children while we get druuuunk. Drive bike path back to rental.

Long time lurker here, but your "favorite traditions" prompted me to finally post for the first time. I have laughed myself silly then forwarded your post to all my beach house renting friends! You are a hoot and you nailed it perfectly! I love the Publix shoppers who get with all their housemates and plan their weeklong menu while blocking the milk section. Ooooh, you're too funny... write some more...