Beach Chatter – Let Summer Vacation Begin

If a visit to the Delaware Beaches is in your plans for this summer then don’t miss the Beach Chatter, a weekly post that will make sure you are prepared for your trip with weather updates, calendar events, and other useful tips to make your trip to the beach, a successful one.

Greetings from the beach!
In case you didn’t know I’m an elementary school teacher by day {blogger by night} and I’m thrilled to report that Wednesday was officially my first day of summer vacation. So from now on if anybody needs to find me I’ll be on the beach with my toes in the sand and hopefully a book in my hand, when I’m not building sandcastles that is!

So let’s get down to beach business.
If you are planning a visit this weekend the weather looks perfect for beach days.

Personally, I would be setting up camp on the beach all weekend, but if you are looking for some other options here are a few events scheduled for this weekend.

• Restaurant Week in Rehoboth ends this weekend, but you still have the chance to sample some of our local chefs delicious menus on Friday and Saturday. Participating restaurants are serving pre–fixe meals at $30 for three courses.
  
• Enjoy fishing? On Saturday and Sunday fishing is free in all Delaware waters. No fishing licenses are required for anybody. Fishing, crabbing, and clamming is included in the FREE fishing days.
• Alley Oop will be holding a FREE skim board clinic on the beach at New Orleans Street, in Dewey Beach on Saturday. Learn how to skim board or if you already know how you can learn some new tricks from local experts. Call 302.227.7087 for more information.
• If art is your thing then you will want to fit Second Saturdays Destination Art Walk into your beach visit. You can visit downtown art galleries from 6-9 PM as part of the new Second Saturday Art Walks presented by Mosaic – the new gallery collective for downtown Rehoboth. Check out the galleries, the fabulous art, receptions and more. Seemosaicrehoboth for details.
• If you are up for a drive inland Kids’ Fest is taking place at the Delaware State Fairgrounds, located in Harrington, Delaware {on Rt 13}on Saturday, from 10am-4pm. The event is FREE for children and only $3 for adults. Food and ride tickets will be available. For details call 302-398-5194 or 302-242-0375 or visit kidsfestde.
• On Saturday, Cape Henlopen State Park is hosting a Fort Miles Battery 519 tour from 2-2:30 p.m. and then a Lantern tour of Fort Miles Battery 519 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the State Park. Both events are $5 per person and preregistration is required by calling 302.645.6852.
• Delaware Seashore State Park will be offering “Terrapin Talk” at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Indian River Life-Saving Station Museum. Learn about the endangered Terrapins that are often seen throughout the State Park. The cost is $3 per person and you can call 302.227.6991 for more information.
  

Check out Surviving the Sandcastles calendar for updated events happening during your visit! So what are you waiting for? Grab your towels, beach umbrella, and boogey board and come make some waves!

Mel lives in Bethany Beach, Delaware and shares information to make your family’s Delaware beach visit as painless and fun as possible at Surviving the Sandcastles. She also blogs about this, that, and everything else at Mel’s Box of Chocolates.