Part 1Family Vaction to Ocean City Maryland July 2009

This years trip "Down dee Ocean" was going to be a little different, the house we were renting was Monica's Dad's choice because he preferred staying on the bayside so he could get some fishing in with the kids.....not having him with us for this trip was a little difficult for us all but we really needed to get away and have some fun......and I think the kids have been counting down the days to this trip like it was Christmas.



Me checking to make sure the bikes are secure for the trip we were on the road about 7:10 am to beat the beach traffic. OC is a quick 3 hour drive from our house. Monica's Mom went with us and this works really well because we are able to break the kids up…Mack drives with Mom Mom and Marissa with us! No kids fighting makes for a much more pleasant drive.


Marissa all set and ready to go.....we just had enough room for her

Crossing the Susquehanna River

passing Dover raceway

We made very few stops.......but did hit a roadside stand for some fresh Maryland sweet corn and a big ole watermelon



Soon we saw the sign we had been waiting to see



Our home for the week

The view from out back porch looking over the bay towards Ocean City


The back porch truly the best room of the house.
Marissa walking the deck.....the view looking out across the bay. We had a beautiful view from the huge bayfront windows and bayfront decks…always jet skis or boats going by…a million dollar view!



Neighbor on his jet ski

You tell by the look on Mack's face the the he is ready to start fishing.....but he is going to have to wait till we pick up some bait

Before head out to check out the surroundings Marissa decides to a quick beer and cereal

Our first stop at the boardwalk.....not to crowded for a Sunday afternoon
Mack and Marissa inside the tire at the "Ripleys Believe It Or Not"museum



its amazing how much they have grown looking back at the same pose back in 2005

Some sites from along the boardwalk



Monica and I found a Palm tree to pose under

Mack and I enjoying the famous Thrashers Fries.....the peanut oil and vinegar is where the flavor comes from and the line usually wraps around the building with people patiently waiting for their Thrashers fix!


There is always fun to be had at the kite loft

Mack the pimp

Marissa trying to decide on some new shades

We stopped at our favorite sub shop Tommy's to get some grub to take back to the house as the kids were very anxious to start fishing


First we got all of our gear together and got the rods rigged up

Then I got Marissa's rod cast out so she could get started..... Marissa would be using Pop Pop's fishing rod

Then I worked on getting Mack's hooks baited and in the water
When Marissa yelled got one





later Marissa caught two... one on each hook she did not want to hold that one for the picture
and soon Mack caught his first and the biggest catch of day one ... by the end of the day I think Marissa caught 5 crokers very quickly and was done. Mack spent the rest of the night catching up to her and finished with catching 4.
The best part of staying on the bayside is the painting God paints every night with some of the most incredible sunsets

We spent the rest of night 1 sipping wine on the porch and watching some lightening in the distance. We also had a free fireworks show tonight, and almost every night, from one of the larger hotels in North OC that we could see from the porch. And occasionally we could hear music drifing across the bay from Seacrets.

Thanks for reading........ I will try to get to part 2 later....