This is the place to be this weekend. Ocean City Boardwalk and Beach in the great state of Maryland. I loved the old homes that used to populate the boardwalk. Most are long past. Maybe next week or the week after I’ll take that drive to the shore.

Times change and so have I. Slept on the beach or in the car some nights in my teens and early 20s. But we went and had a good time, outdoor showers, nightclubs, subs, sand and sunburn.

Sometimes the day trips by myself feel like a throwback to those days. Of course, I’m in a car I know will make it there and back now. And I have the money not to go hungry or worry about cash enough for gas. I won’t have to sleep on the beach because I won’t be staying up all night.

But it’s still kind of a bare-bones trip when I go alone, a beach towel, change of clothes, flip flops, tennis shoes, music, and baseball cap.

I also like the luxury of staying at a nice hotel with my better half. Maybe later this year for that.