Ever since the kids were little, we’ve headed for a beach. At first it was a caravan to Martha’s Vineyard with dogs and friends for a month each year. Gay Head was the destination, a wild and wonderful coast lined with rosa rugosa.
Then we moved to the Jersey Shore so we just lived on the beach every summer. There were birthdays and weddings at the beach club, but mostly we spent long, lazy days swimming in the ocean and reading in our cabana. The Corgis joined in the fun, waddling in the waves.
It’s been over 30 years now that we’ve been going to our paradise in the French West Indies. Our adult children still want to travel there with us and in retrospect, it’s a blessing when your children grow up and like spending time with you. Lucky for us, their spouses enjoy it as well!
So now that we have a Love Bug in school, we’re trying out a new beach summer vacation. It seems that Nashville folks migrate to 30A on the FL Panhandle for fun in the sun at the beach. The L’il Pumpkin loves to make sandcastles while his big sister likes to read. Bob and I stroll holding hands at the water’s edge, like otters who sleep holding hands so they don’t float away.
30A is a blend of Long Beach Island and Oak Bluffs. The planned communities like Watercolor are not my style but there are plenty of charming options for everyone.
Tonight we’re cooking in and maybe watching the debates – should we turn on the TV? 
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