Last week we took a family vacation to Ocean City, MD, where walks on the boardwalk, visits to the beach and miniature golf with my wife and nine year old allowed time for decompression away from the hustle and bustle of the daily routine.

As a bit of a shout out to the folks who made the trip relaxing, I'll mention The Dunes, Embers Restaurant's great seafood buffet and Old Pro Golf (we played Undersea Adventure and Dinosaurs and are looking forward to Temple of Dragons next time).

Over the next couple of posts, I'll be sharing some of my seaside reflections particularly based on my own bootstrap endeavors and some of what I've learned from them so far along with some photos from the trip. Enjoy...