Blogs from Bethany Beach, Delaware, United States, North America

KELLEY AND DAVE’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE The Big Trip West…Notes From the road: WEEK EIGHT. Thursday, July 10 . All was quiet on the Eastern front until the plumbers started drilling and banging on the pipes at 7am installing the Fire Department Connections. But the sun was shining and a cool breeze made it a very pleasant morning. Dave and I had our breakfast then joined the kids at the town Bakery Shoppe for a morning treat. I had a ginger and apricot scone while Dave had a chocolate glazed donut. We needed to walk off those calories so Dave and I walked the route of the house tour I had taken yesterday which gave him the opportunity to see another side of Rehoboth. By 11am it was too hot for town so we packed up and ... read more

The last weekend of January, Adam surprised me with a weekend getaway to the quite resort town of Bethany Beach, Delaware. Bethany Beach is one of the three coastal towns along Delaware’s Atlantic coastline. The beach in this part of Delaware has beautiful white sand that stretches for miles. It makes for a worthwhile retreat from the dreary District in the dead of winter. At the recommendation of Quick Escapes Washington, D.C. (Fitzpatrick, John and Holly J. Burkhalter. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press, 2005.), we stayed at the ridiculously charming Addy Sea Bed and Breakfast. The Addy Sea is fantastic. It is approximately 100 years old with thirteen uniquely designed rooms located directly on the beach. Adam and I were in a quaint third floor corner room with a skylight. It was very romantic. Whereas it ... read more