NAGS HEAD REDUX

Today is the day before tomorrow.

We left Pittsburgh on a mid May Friday for Alexandria Va. where we were to spend what was left of Friday and on through Sunday morning. We made good time until we hit the DC area. Betty, our GPS, squawked at me the whole last hour of the trip. Of course, it was rush hour. I never learn.

Sunday morning we all piled into son's girlfriend's SUV. I really don't know how we were able to get everything in there. We made good time until the tunnel under the bay. The last time I went down, I didn't even know there was a tunnel under the bay. Being claustrophobic, I would have chosen an area where I didn't have to go under a bay.

We arrived Sunday about 4:30PM. and the rental office was closed. Luckily someone else showed up at the same time and showed us a box that was full of keys and papers with directions on them. Maybe we should have traded up. We drove another 20 miles and Jill, their GPS, squawked that we had arrived. After unloading the 7 tons of items from the SUV, we settled in and waited for my other son and his family to arrive.The house was quite nice. It was literally, right on the beach.

After other son and family arrived, we went grocery shopping. We still had a discount card from a chain named Food Lion, which we set off for. Surprisingly, their prices were much less than at home. This made the women very happy. Instead of spending more for less, they could spend more for more.

The days were fairly routine. It was a lot of fun watching granddaughter (4) playing in the sand and surf. At least once a day one of my sons would get in the car to go somewhere. It was at that point that I realized that I was trapped. No wheels. Anxiety sets in. How did I let this happen to me. It was always me who disappeared.

Except for the tunnel under the bay, the only thing that really bothered me was a dinner at a seafood buffet. I don't believe they have a health department that checks out the restaurants. This place would never have opened at home. We had a bucket and a roll of paper towels on our table. Aside from that, there were none of the usual squabbles that go with family vacations and a good time was had by everyone.