Ghosts of Vacations Past

In six days, I’ll be traveling through the starkness and haze of a country landscape that reminds me very much of the movie Jeepers Creepers, en route to Ocean City.  I take an annual trip in the off-season when the town is practically deserted.  In summer, it takes about an hour to drive a mile-long stretch of road, there is no walking space anywhere that doesn’t involve rubbing up against someone else’s damp sweaty shoulders or other body parts, and an average standard-sized hotel room runs about $350 per night.  When I wait a couple of months and vacation there mid-autumn, the near solitude and chilly beach landscape is quite romantic, and the hotel rooms normally run between $45 and $60 per night.  I got mine for $51 per night this year, with an indoor pool.  I’m greatly looking forward to going.

Here are some pics from my past two annual off-season trips there: