Do families really drive all the way to Bethany Beach for a one day trip?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My BIL and SIL posted cute family photos on social media from Bethany. I asked my husband if they're renting a place for the week, he said no, they went for literally one day and drove right back. That seems nuts. It's almost like they drove there just for a photo op? The social media photos made it appear they were a family there for the holiday week.

Did they say in the text/etc "having a great week at the beach!". If not, how could pictures of a beach visit tell you anything substantive about how long someone was there? We have some old pictures of a one day beach trip where we have 15 from that day for whatever reason, and a week-long trip years later we only have 5.

For one, what family drives that far for a day trip during a holiday week, and two, they were curated in a way to suggest it was a longer trip.

I think the daytrip isn’t the problem. Take a look in the mirror, OP.

+1

MYOB, OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re military or DOD civilian (basically if you can get yourself into the installation), the local military bases run buses to the beach in the summer. Leave at 7, return at 7, and you don’t have to worry about driving or parking.

A bus like this used to run to the beaches from the Bethesda YMCA.

Visiting the beach for a day is not new, OP. Not everyone wants to stay a week there. I find a few days in Rehoboth enough, but most houses require a week stay. The area is not that interesting to me to stay a week, but I do enjoy brief beach visits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re military or DOD civilian (basically if you can get yourself into the installation), the local military bases run buses to the beach in the summer. Leave at 7, return at 7, and you don’t have to worry about driving or parking.

A bus like this used to run to the beaches from the Bethesda YMCA.

Visiting the beach for a day is not new, OP. Not everyone wants to stay a week there. I find a few days in Rehoboth enough, but most houses require a week stay. The area is not that interesting to me to stay a week, but I do enjoy brief beach visits.

+1 My country club swim team used to run a bus like this a couple of times during every summer.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it’s pretty much a straight shot. We did all the Delaware beaches in one day trips.

[Anonymous]

We did it as kids b/c my parents couldn’t afford a hotel. Could be your family decided on a whim to do it, and there wasn’t any place decent available during peak season that wasn’t lots of $$$.

[Anonymous]

All this post is making me want to do is take a day trip to the beach!