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

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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.

For real. Let's gossip and make fun of them and criticize them for not being able to easily spend $300 to stay in a crappy hotel. I mean, how tacky!

[Anonymous]

I've done this with my DD and her friends. We left before 7 am, were at the beach by 10. Around 4:00 they got showered/dressed at the changing area, we went to a nearby restaurant for dinner, and were on the road again by 6:00. It really wasn't bad at all and much better than the alternative of trying to deal with a bunch of teen girls in a hotel room overnight. Plus I wasn't having a 'beach day' like they were and wasn't too tired to drive back. I was just sitting under the umbrella reading a book or doing work email. No issues with being sleepy on the drive home.

[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.

It's wild how far people will go just to be a hater.

[Anonymous]

We didn’t have a ton of money growing up and would do day trips from southern Maryland to ocean city. Hershey park is 2+ hours form Moco and we’ve done it in a day. Don’t think it’s that weird.

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It's no big deal, at least not from where we are in Bowie. We used to leave at 7:00, get to the beach by 9:30/10, and then we'd spend nearly 12 hours there (that included boardwalk time, pizza, ice cream, etc.). We'd get the kids all washed off & in their jammies, and we'd pull into our driveway around 1 AM.

Happiest of memories!! They're all grown up now, but I'd do anything to have another day like that.

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I prefer day trips. It’s so much easier to pack and then have the kids sleep in their own bed, even if we get home very late. They feel almost magical, like you’ve stolen a vacation day from nothing.

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It's a simple day trip. Is that so hard to understand? I used to drive my DS to college (5 hours), help to unload his belongings, and drive 5 hours home. For me, I prefer to sleep in my own bed. Plus, it's summer and we have daylight until 9 PM.

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You seem oddly obsessed with your family members IG.

I’ve done a day in Henlopen so yea it’s doable.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a simple day trip. Is that so hard to understand? I used to drive my DS to college (5 hours), help to unload his belongings, and drive 5 hours home. For me, I prefer to sleep in my own bed. Plus, it's summer and we have daylight until 9 PM.

And the baby sleeps all the way home.

[Anonymous]

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.

Tell us why you don’t like your SIL instead of hiding behind this non-story.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

It's wild how far people will go just to be a hater.

PP here who asked the question, and I still can't figure out what "curated in a way to suggest it was a longer trip" means. I find it wild to think that I can look at a few pictures someone took (especially at the beach where they pretty much look the same) and think "definitely an X days trip".

[Anonymous]

Well are they coming from Maryland or Ohio? We plan to go to one of the Delaware beaches just for a day because it’s 3 hours and hotels are too expensive or too dingy.


6 plus hours in the car in a single day is crazy. At least book a one night hotel for a few hundred bucks, even if the kids have to share a bed.

Well $700 a night for a middle of the road Hilton near the beach is also crazy so I'll keep that money safe in my pocket, tyvm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people don’t mind driving that much. We have done it once, and it was definitely a long day. The hotels out there are too expensive for what they’re worth.

+1 I did day trips to Rehoboth multiple times per summer from NW DC with friends when I was younger. When your kids are good in the car and you enjoy driving it’s not a big deal to do a day trip.

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

It's wild how far people will go just to be a hater.

PP here who asked the question, and I still can't figure out what "curated in a way to suggest it was a longer trip" means. I find it wild to think that I can look at a few pictures someone took (especially at the beach where they pretty much look the same) and think "definitely an X days trip".

+1 Unless the kids were wearing multiple different swimsuits in these pics, OP is the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And another thing: Bethany and Rehoboth get increasingly more crowded and busy and developed every summer. Even a day trip can be difficult if not problematic; it’s not simple to park and just walk steps to the beach. Parking in Rehoboth is metered and residents have designated streets where they can park that can be blocks away from their houses.

Everyone wants to park near Funland, for instance and walk to the beach. Closer by the boardwalk the stores near the gazebo have 30 min only and you’ll get towed if you exceed. If there’s a concert and you park anywhere near the bandshell, you’re stuck until the concert is over around 930 pm.

The state park beach is somewhat easier but it’s also very crowded and they’ll stop admittance once the lot is full.

OP, could your ILs be cheap and or naive?

Door to beach and beach to door is more like 4 plus hours each way. 8 plus hours in the car is miserable and frankly unsafe after a day in the sun.

When you leave this area early in the morning and leave the beach after dinner, it doesn’t take that long. This isn’t hard.