I went to the beach

[I_UndergroundPanther]

On Labor Day with my bud Ian. It was so good to get out of my apartment. I was slowly going nuts inside.

We went to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. Rehoboth is a very LBGT friendly beach.
I feel safe going shirtless there. Because nobody gets away with bashing anyone there. I have big scars on my chest where I got top surgery. When I was a teenager I spent a part of every summer there,a month usually. Spent another month with my grandma in Galax Virginia.

When in Rehoboth I and my mom stayed with my mom's freind in a nice trailer park she rented out every year during the warm months. The park has since been built into hotels condos or something. Was sad that it dissapeared.

Every person we saw were wearing masks (except when swimming in the ocean).Btw it's hard to breathe through a wet salty mask glad I bought spares.

Social distancing was really observed. People put thier beach blankets at least 6 ft. apart. People were so nice. They socially distanced while in the ocean as much as they could. Waves had a way of moving people around tho.
Nobody was a maskhole. I was there all day puttering on the beach and boardwalk. No maskholes.
Even kids wore masks.

If you live near Rehoboth go visit. The people are sane there.

I was impressed.

[Arkansas Granny]

1. It sounds like a lovely weekend. I'm glad you got to take a break.

[XanaDUer2]

2. Sounds like a great day

Glad you enjoyed it. I love the beach when I'm going stir crazy

[lunatica]

3. That's really good news to hear!

If people agree to act responsibly it’s so much better. It’s really sad how people acting irresponsibly are ruining it for everyone.

Thanks!

[JohnnyLib2]

4. A beach, a safe beach!

Really appreciate your report.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

8. I was blown away

Rehoboth on labor day was a genuine safe beach.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

5. sounds like just what the dr should have ordered.

go back asap.

[Maraya1969]

6. Glad you had a nice time. I notice around here. SW FL most people seem to be wearing masks

Except at the gas station convenience stations every seems to be just getting with the program.

If a store has a sign asking people to wear masks I believe most people will just do it. Same with the beach.

[niyad]

19. Sorry. A lot of people are stupid and selfish. My state has a mask mandate. A friend manages a

convenience store, whose corporate owner also has a mask mandate. Nearly every day, he tells me about encounters in the store with maskholes.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

7. Oh and the weather

Could not have been more perfect. The ocean was cool,not cold. The sky was blue and the sun did not beat down on us.
I really enjoyed it.

[Illumination]

27. Nature. Something we all took for granted! I'm with you, one needs to get out & enjoy life

occasionally but yet be responsible. Nice photos & a beautiful day you deserved!

[wendyb-NC]

9. Sweet. Sounds like a welcome break,

and an enjoyable time. Glad to hear that beach goers were wearing masks and social distancing.Good pix of the ocean, and sky. Thank you, for posting.

[dweller]

10. when you go back ..

feed that bird, he's hungry

✌🏼

[I_UndergroundPanther]

14. Fed her pieces of a

Keto bar I was eating.
She inhaled it. No other seagulls noticed I was tossing her morsels of keto bar. So she got to enjoy what she got.

[dweller]

17. ...

✌🏼

[Raine]

11. THANKS for sharing 👍

your experience and your pretty pictures!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. I am so glad to hear this, my dear I_UndergroundPanther!

So glad you went, and so glad you had a great time!

Love your photos! The wave is very pretty, and that gull is sure squawking about something!

I hope you can have another day down there with your bud Ian. Nothing quite like being outside in a beautiful and friendly environment.

[Freedomofspeech]

13. We were supposed to go there in May to celebrate our 25th Anniversary but had to cancel because of

Covid. We rescheduled for September but canceled again. Thank you MF45.

[MLAA]

15. Glad you had such a great experience and memories from childhood 🙂

[MustLoveBeagles]

16. Nice pictures

The bird is cute

[crickets]

18. Wow, the beach looks great.

So glad you got to go and have a good time. Thanks for sharing the lovely photos!

[Awsi Dooger]

20. I really enjoyed my visit to Rehoboth Beach and Cape Henlopen in late fall 2018

Here are some pictures, including final two Biden related:

https://imgur.com/a/siJQ5fm

https://imgur.com/a/OvdbNJD

https://imgur.com/a/7LRIwMl

https://imgur.com/a/JzS9trQ

https://imgur.com/a/AxOc52L

https://imgur.com/a/iKXVN4U

[I_UndergroundPanther]

24. Beautiful pics

The ocean,the salt Marsh
And beau's honorary display it was all beautiful.

[Awsi Dooger]

36. I really enjoyed the visit

I looped all the way around left to right

There were some fishermen on the far bend who I spoke to for a while

Very relaxing day

Here's another picture:

https://imgur.com/a/AafAuIE

[I_UndergroundPanther]

44. Oooh pretty beach shot

[Delarage]

33. Nice

Cape Henlopen is my favorite place in Delaware--and Biden was instrumental in helping it become a State Park. It was an empty military facility from WWII for many years. The fishing pier in one of your pix is where a Nazi submarine surrendered at the end of WWII. And I helped fix it up after a storm--as part of a volunteer group. The boards running down the middle were my specialty

U-boat surrender:

[link:http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-858A/U-858.htm|

[Awsi Dooger]

37. Thanks very much for the link

I remember reading about the Nazi submarine situation when I was there. I think it was on plaques at the pier.

I'm really glad I picked Delaware for my final stop on the 2018 trip. Every year I base somewhere for a week then before returning to Florida I spend 3-4 days at another interesting spot. In 2018 I was in Cape Cod initially and really didn't have a great idea of where I wanted to go from there. I had already done coastal cities like Charleston and Savannah in prior years. Fortunately I found Delaware, especially when I realized I could also see the wild horses in Virginia not far away on the day I departed.

https://imgur.com/a/2ee803h

https://imgur.com/a/5pCvoh6

https://imgur.com/a/86dDphr

https://imgur.com/a/iYjINIW

https://imgur.com/a/ww4ENBm

[dianaredwing]

21. good memories

I spent time in Rehoboth as a sixties crazy hippy and I LOVED it. Glad to know that you all are hanging with Joe. Happy autumnal equinox....almost.

[Sherman A1]

22. Visited there one day years ago

it was raining so we didn't spend much time there, but it looked to be a great place.

[Alpeduez21]

23. Rehoboth Rocks

So jelly you went there! Hope you had fun for me. So glad to hear you felt you could be yourself and be comfortable.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

25. If I could move to a beach Rehoboth

Would be my first choice.

[Meowmee]

26. Beautiful pics👏🏻

I was thinking about a walk on a beach near me but I am afraid people won’t be wearing masks. I only go in the late afternoon or early evening now, but maybe a small private beach I used to go to owned by one of the local institutions.

[AnnieBW]

28. Great to hear!

My husband and I were considering going to Rehoboth. We usually go on vacation the weekend after Labor Day, to get the out-of-season rates. We decided to pass, because of reports of Covidiots in Ocean City and other beaches. We may go over Indigenous People's Day Weekend, based on your good report. Thanks!

[yardwork]

29. I'm glad you had a good time.

I've been in Galax. Beautiful mountains.

[mountain grammy]

30. My family, son, daughter in law as bd 5 granddaughters live in Dover

they've all been tested.. I'm so glad they are safe. Love Rehoboth Beach. Yay Delaware!

[SheltieLover]

31. Glad you got out & had safe fun!

Lovely pix. Ty for sharing!

[Hekate]

32. Thanks for sharing your lovely weekend. You made me smile.

[Delarage]

34. I was there, too!

Glad you enjoyed it! The weather was SPECTACULAR and people in Delaware have been really good about not fucking up our open beaches by being maskholes. Excellent compliance is allowing us to enjoy the beauty of the ocean!

I was at Cape Henlopen most of the day but did a stop in Rehoboth to pick up some Nic-o-bolis for a friend back north.

[liberalguilt57]

41. Ahhh! Nic-o-bolis and Grottos Pizza!

Nic-o-bolis, Grottos Pizza, Dolles caramel popcorn, Thrashers fries, Robin Hood Restaurant for breakfast, Candy Kitchen...

[I_UndergroundPanther]

45. Yeah could not leave Rehoboth

Without Nico-bolis!
When I would spend a month down Rehoboth when I was a teenager I got Nico-bolis like at least once every week. Never got tired of that pizza. Not greasy at all.

[we can do it]

49. Nicolas will be leaving downtown Rehoboth for a Lewes new place.

[we can do it]

35. I live in RB! Love it here, moved down from Ohio in 2016.

Let me know next time.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

46. I will!

[we can do it]

50. ❤️

[liberalguilt57]

38. I have been going to Rehoboth for 60 years!

This year marks 60 years since I first started going to Rehoboth as a kid. Your description of the place is one of the many reasons why. It is a multifaceted place — LGBTQ friendly, family friendly, a place where Washingtonians and celebrities vacation, a town of fabulous restaurants, a great fall town (Sea Witch Festival, jazz festival), a boardwalk with fun memories of a lifetime of visiting. The Biden’s have a place there. Friends have run into Joe and Jill Biden riding their bikes on the bike trails in the area. Right up the road, Lewes, DE, is amazing, as well. I usually go in the fall, so I will be making my annual pilgrimage very soon.

[Delarage]

42. And Dave Grohl

from the Foo Fighters generally comes down each year

Louie's Pizza is my favorite. With a follow-up of Thrasher's fries. If I'm lucky enough in non-pandemic times, there will be a nice band playing at the bandstand near the boardwalk--outside of Louie's and Thrasher's. Then, on the way home to Wilmington, I hit the DQ in Lewes. I walk over to the bay and watch the ferry come and go from NJ as I sit on a bench overlooking the water and eat my chocolate-dipped cone. That is living life

[I_UndergroundPanther]

47. Thrashers

With Nico-bolis
Can't find more tasty boardwalk fare.

[Initech]

40. Oh man I have always wanted to visit Rehoboth Beach!

Dogfish Head Brewery, some of the best damn beer on the planet!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

48. Looove dogfishhead

[we can do it]

51. Me too!! Five minute walk there for me.

[pamela]

43. I love Rehobeth

Went to college near OC and worked summers at Libby's in Fenwick Island but Rehobeth was my favorite hangout. My two best friends from college still live there. Sitting here in a volcanic field in New Mexico feeling very homesick.

[Olafjoy]

52. It bothers me that anyone else cares about your scars!!

Why don’t people just mind their own effing business and leave other people and their bodies in peace and comfort????

[I_UndergroundPanther]

53. Well

The surgery was not perfect I have armpit fat
and side fat left it reminds me of femaleness and it makes me insecure. No way in hell I could ever afford to remove it. But I wish I could.

It's not attractive.

But when I wear a shirt that covers the pit area I feel better.

I have lost weight I look like a deflated balloon.

In my dreams all the leftover skin and fat is gone. And I have a body that fully reflects me.

But nope.

I wear the tank top.

I look okay in a tank top over my trunks.

At least I no longer have those two ton boob tumors on my chest.

[TheFarseer]

54. We visited family in SE PA a couple years ago

Almost went to Rehoboth but learned that Ocean City NJ was slightly closer and went there. Anyone know if I made a good decision? We loved Ocean City