We left on a Saturday and had to "sneak" our luggage, etc. into the car without Willie (our 5th wheel) noticing. He was so upset that he wasn't a part of this trip. Jamie, Dane, and our 2 granddaughters arrived on Sunday as they had a wedding to attend on Saturday night. Lanie, Bob, and our other 2 granddaughters arrived on Tuesday. We had such a good time on the beach, enjoying the local playgrounds, and spending time on the boardwalk at Rehobeth Beach. The little ones loved the rides in the arcade on the boardwalk. The rides are so inexpensive and they have so many that are good for the age of our little ones - 4 years, 2 at 2 years, and 4 months. (Katelyn, the 4 month old slept through all the activity on a bench with her daddy!) On Thursday, the news started talking about Hurricane Irene in detail and that it may become mandatory to leave the beach areas. Jamie suggested 1st thing in the morning that we fill ourselves with caffeine because no one was allowed to go to bed early tonight - we were having a hurricane party after the little ones went to bed. By mid afternoon Ocean City announced that there would be a mandatory evacuation started at midnight. After discussions, we decided to head out around 7:30 PM to avoid the crowds of people that would be leaving. With 4 little girls, they did not want to get in long lines of traffic and increasing the time needed to get back home. Turned out to be a good decision, for people who left the next day took about 9 hours to return to our area. It only took us 3 1/2 hours the night before. The caffeine was helpful for the drive, but we were sad to miss the planned party and to have to cut short our family vacation! We really had such a good time and Ken and I love spending one on one time with our girls, son-in-laws, and those precious little granddaughters.
Sorry it had to be cut short. Mother nature just doesn't seem to care about our planned activities. Good to hear you got out safely without long delays.
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