Category Beach Vacations

I was standing ankle-deep in the water at Cape Cod last July, watching my youngest build what he called a “sand castle hotel” while my oldest skimmed stones across water so calm it looked like a lake. That’s the thing…

The first time I saw Gulf Coast water — like, actually saw it in person and not just in someone’s Instagram reel — I stood there for a solid ten seconds with my mouth open. That blue-green color doesn’t look…