I've been had! Well,........ manipulated!

[deserteagle71]

A beach on a lake and a beach on the ocean are two different things. My daughter LOVED walking the Oregon beaches at low tide, watching the sea lions and picking up star fish, etc. Tide pools are just full of little sea creatures and kids love that.

 

[MossRoad]

It's just a lake.....

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

Once when I was exploring Oregon, I came up from Idaho towards Eugene. Got to the pacific and stopped to admire the view. Lots and lots of pebble like rocks on the beach. It was facinating to hear what sounded like something running through them each time the waves came in. Tick a tick a tick a tick... Kept me entertained for a while...

 

[Hay Dude]

You don’t have lakes and beaches in Kentucky?

We have that in “coastal Pennsylvania”.

Just look at all that coastline!

 

[EarPlug]

7 Cannot Miss Beaches in Kentucky | Kentucky Tourism - State of Kentucky - Visit Kentucky, Official Site

www.kentuckytourism.com

 

[WinterDeere]

Anybody else have granddaughters? Do they manipulate you so easily?

You're a lucky man. You can't take your money with you, but you might be lucky enough to keep the memories.

If you have the means and the time, then grab it while you can. They're only this age once, and grandparents become so much less "cool" around age 14. Spend all the time with them you can, while they still want to.

 

[RSKY]

One hour drive from Western Kentucky, to any beach would be a 15 minute drive to the airport and a 45 minute flight, which still won't get you there!
If you want to really impress them try Destin Beach on the panhandle in Florida. You will be able to unload a significant amount of their inheritance doing so.
David from jax

Actually that should have been a one day drive. I went and changed it on the original post. The problem with flying that many down there is it would take three rental cars to satisfy everyone.

RSKY

 

[RSKY]

I got my daughters certified to SCUBA when they were 17 and 13. We dove in the Keys, up and down the east coast, in Mexico, and the Caymans. When the oldest was a senior in high school a friend invited her to go out on Kentucky Lake in their family's boat and I realized neither child had been on the huge lake twenty miles from our home. Then for some reason while they thought nothing of going out ten miles from land and diving 60-80 feet under water in the ocean they were always scared of the fresh water lake.

 

[newbury]

When our 4 children were relatively young we took a LONG beach vacation. Took two vehicles, Ford E350 maxivan and dodge mini-van. Started at just about Va./NC border for a short shakedown, then resumed at Wallops island. Drove up the coast, mostly staying at hotels, occasionally campgrounds. Destination was ideally France (St Pierre and Miquelon islands south of Newfoundland).
Trip went well, visited a lot of historic sites, lot's of ocean time. Went on two whale trips. Got to the Bay of Fundy, raced the tide safely. But after about a week and a half on the road the troops got restless and vetoed going to Newfoundland and France . Long trip back, again mostly along the coast.
Children still speak fondly of it.

 

[Dftodd]

Actually that should have been a one day drive. I went and changed it on the original post. The problem with flying that many down there is it would take three rental cars to satisfy everyone.

RSKY

We did a family vacation a few years ago to Florida.

Son, daughter, their spouses and the grandkids. So 9 of us.

We paid for the condo rental, they just had to get themselves there.

We had a great time. Little man was 8 months old.

During that trip he becomes a Papa's boy Before that trip, he wouldn't have anything to do with me