Yes - I love the Jersey shore. There I said it! And I don't want to take it back. Every summer my family & I make the short drive to Cape May. For one full week we shop, eat, swim, read etc. But most of all we hang on the beach.

Every year I offer my niece & nephew different options for outings - like the Cape May zoo or a whale watching excursion just to name two - and they always respond to me "Why would we want to do that hen we can be on the beach?".

And you know what - I agree with them. I don't really get bored with it. I love the feeling of my feet in the sand & the salt water in my hair. But what I love most of all is the quality time I get to spend with my family in one of my favorite settings. Totally unplugged from reality in my own little universe of sand & sea.

This is how my family spends time together each summer. What are your family's summer traditions?

Cheers - Hal