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i would like to vaca. with my sil/bil- near the ocean (east coast) any thoughts?
we want to go together, and my children havent ever been to the ocean. i would like to go somewhere warm/hot- virginia, north carolina, georgia or east coast.
is there anyone here who can recommend an area or a house for rent for a week? there would be 9 of us. i dont want to go some place overly commercial, and would prefer not to be at a super busy tourist spot.
thank you! this will be the kid's first time south of PA, and i want to make it really special for them.
We are looking at going to Myrtle Beach, SC at the end of July, along with two other spots. There is this really cool resort called Sea Mist that has an onsite water park. Go here: www.seamist.com There is a package deal at the time we are going that has daily passes to the water park, unlimited use of mini. golf, breakfast(46 item buffet), daily championship golf(we won't use), passes to Family Kingdom Amusement park for each night., and daily passes to Family Kingdom Oceanfront Water Park. This, though, is just for 2adults, 2 kids, and it is $571 for 4nights. Not sure what it would be for 9. Just look at that site & I'm sure it'll have more info.
We are also thinking about Virginia Beach. You can go to vbhma.com and get more info. I haven't really researched this area, but I have an Accommodations Directory that I've been looking through.
Then, of course, it's not the EAST coast, but we may just plan on going back to Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, AL. We know that area really well & like it alot.
Good Luck finding a place. Be safe & most of all have LOADS of fun!!!
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We usually stay at the sea mist when we go to Myrtle. It is very affordable and they have always had clean rooms. They have a lazy river and a few waterslides on site.
Well if you ever come to the Jersey coast, you could always stop here on the way!
We vacation every year on LBI (Long Beach Island) nice quiet beaches, but also plenty of fun stuff to do, arcades, pizza places etc.
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My 1st husband and I stayed at the above house on the beach, which is located in Nags Head, North Carolina. We celebrated our 1st anniversary there back in 1982. At that time the house was running around $1,000 for a long weekend.
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There are some nice family beaches in southern DE. South of Rehoboth, I'm trying to remember the name of the state park there but we saw dolphins last time we went And it's only about 10 min north of Ocean City, MD if your older kids want to check out the boardwalk.
Ahhh, dh looked it up, Fenwick Island State Park is just beautiful beaches & views, no built up commercialism.
That site has a LOT of other rental properties that you can check out in different states too.
Have fun!
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SandBridge Island is a nice place to go close to Virginia Beach, but NOT touristy at all. we had an ocean fornt private beach & it was heaven w/ dolphins!!
you can search Sandbridge Realty i think ~ have fun!
jekyll island, ga is great. it isn't overly commercial at all...but there is a really neat playground on the island and there are bike paths all the way around it. you can rent bikes there. there are lots of houses and hotels and condos...different choices.
my dh's parents have a condo down there. it's great.
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we went to Ocean City, Md last Sept. I love to go in teh off season, not so busy, better prices, lots of sales at the stores on the boardwalk.
The best part of the trip was Assateague Island. We only spent 1 day there, but it was gorgeous. There are no hotels or anything right on the island (we were only about 15 min. from there in OC), but you can camp there if that would interest you.
The beach was so different from the OC beach. I was shocked at the difference for all the further away it was. The horses and deer were so cool to see. The horses would walk right up to you, kinda freaked me out at first. They went right out on the beach. You can go crabbing there, which would've been cool, but my littles were too little to hang out that close to the water.
I would love to go there and camp for a few days. Absolutely gorgeous! here's a pic for you, i have more if your interested. Oh, and the wind was blowing pretty bad right then, thats what the faces and weird poses of the girls are for.
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ANOTHER vote for the outer banks NC. I took my family there last summer and met up with Jenni and baby grace and jack for a week. We rented a beach house. It was about a block from the ocean. Loved every minute of it and cant wait to go back there.
DH's dad owns a condo in Ocean City... just really beautiful! I love it... we're trying to make it out sometimes this summer now that the kids are older!
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