Vacation The Good/The Bad

Last week I didn't post for a few days because we were on vacation. An electronics free-zone even though the hotel had wi-fi available.

For twenty years or so we always went to Wildwood Crest when our kids were older. However Ocean City, New Jersey is a lot more kid friendly for the twin granddaughters at their age.

It also has 10x's the number of food options.

Much more family oriented too w/o the bars and drinking that is associated with Wildwood.




The Downside
Getting there and back in August

Normally we went on vacation in September when rates were cheaper and things were less crowded. However these girls like their kiddie rides. Most amusement piers/parks close up operations on weekdays after August. So this was not an option. Thus we were subject to the horrible traffic getting to and from.

Going down wasn't too bad but coming back was another story. We lost 20 minutes on the Garden State Parkway and another 40 minutes on the insane Sure-Kill Expressway.


A two hour seventeen minute trip took us over three and one half hours. Most of it spent inching a foot at a time (stop & go) between center city and the blue route exit. Thank God for car air conditioning, but not so much when you have two anxious 22 month old girls strapped in their car seats.

My complaint is the more we pay in tolls and taxes, the more construction, the worse the travel experience. Forget those proponents of mass transit. Ain't no way in hell there ever will be service between Ocean City New Jersey and Allentown, Pa. Even if there were can you imagine trying to pack strollers, travel bags and other items onto a bus or train and making several change overs?

Without a car forget about it!