Bill and I escaped the craziness of the Corona Virus and had a little getaway to Maryland. We stopped at Tall Pines Distillery in Salisbury, PA for a tour and tasting. The owner was super nice, I think we could have stayed all day and tasted everything but we had an adventure waiting for us at the Rocky Gap Resort and Casino.
We checked in then walked around the resort. We decided to grab a burger and fries along with a cold beer at the outdoor restaurant, Signatures. The Black n Blue Burger was awesome!
We checked into our room which had a jacuzzi tub, got dressed up and went to the casino. The next day we rented a paddleboat and spent an hour on the lake at Rocky Gap State Park. It was a good workout. We ate at a Mexican restaurant. They had giant margaritas...
Back to the casino to lose some more money, then bedtime. We wanted to get an early start for the beach tomorrow.
I forgot how wonderful the beach is! It has been 3-4 years since I had my toes in the sand. We parked at the Holiday Inn on 17th St and headed outside. People were being safe and social distancing. We unpacked our tent and towels and sat down to take in the view..
The water was wonderful. The waves were brisk. I got wiped out a couple times, but it was great! After a few hours we went back to the hotel to check in to our room. It was on the 12th floor so we had an excellent view of the Boardwalk.
We went to DaVinci's for dinner. I had Eggplant Parmesan and Bill had some kind of pasta. We walked back to our hotel and sat at our balcony sipping Long Island Iced Teas and watching people. The next day was Friday. It started out cloudy but we had high hopes that it would clear up. We played in the waves and saw more clouds building up inland. People started packing up their tents and towels and leaving. I was determined to wait it out. "It will blow over," I said. HA! We crawled into our tent and watched the rain pound on the sand. I didn't mind, it was kinda romantic. It slowed down so we made a run for it.
That evening we walked to Hooters for dinner. Yes, I know it's all about the girls, but let me tell you, their General Tso's Chicken Wings were awesome. We spent some more time porch sipping and enjoying our last night at the beach.
We got up early enough to enjoy a sunrise then off we went. We were home around 1:00 then went to the kennel to pick up the dogs. Vacation over.
I hope our memories will last and keep us as relaxed and peaceful as we were at Ocean City, Maryland during the Corona Virus Pandemic.