| Sometimes a vacation should really be a vacation. | | | | involves a man in a mouse suit, or water slides, or |
| Often, we all get too enthusiastic about a vacation. | | | | video games and roller coasters. We don't seem to |
| We want to see all the sights, do all the shopping, get | | | | remember the simple pleasures anymore, or how |
| involved with everything - and we forget to simply | | | | simple children really are. When was the last time you |
| relax. Sea Isle City in Cape May County, New Jersey, | | | | had fun with an empty cardboard box? When you |
| is a perfect place to remember to relax. With a mile | | | | were a kid or when you were playing with your kids, |
| and a half of straight, deep beachfront, almost | | | | of course. |
| everything is right on the beach, including your perfect | | | | We put our kids under far too much stress these |
| vacation rental homes. And Sea Isle City caters to | | | | days. A Cape May County vacation on the beach will |
| vacationers, with plenty of restaurants and bars close | | | | remind you that your children can entertain themselves. |
| to the promenade as well as arcades and shops for | | | | You can watch your kids racing the waves on the |
| other things to do. | | | | beach while you relax in the sun, or you can help them |
| But it's not all about the promenade, the beach, the | | | | build a sand castle or bury their father in the sand. |
| relaxing. Cape May County is at the southern tip of | | | | Beachcombing is a popular pastime in Sea Isle City; the |
| New Jersey, easily accessible to the vibrant attractions | | | | wide flat beach is a magnet for shells and ocean |
| of Atlantic City; if you stay in the right place, you may | | | | debris of all sorts. What do you think about exploring |
| have access to shuttle service right to your doorstep. | | | | the beaches in the morning with your kids, finding shells |
| Whether you're into the sparkling nightlife and gambling | | | | and ocean-weathered wood? |
| of the house that Trump built or you prefer the | | | | Or you can take them down to see the lighthouse at |
| pampering at one of the world-famous spas here, you | | | | Cape May Point, a classic tall white monument to life |
| can spend the day in Atlantic City and return to your | | | | on the sea. In June, July, and August, festivals and |
| comfortable vacation home retreat on the beach in | | | | dozens of kid-friendly events take place throughout |
| Sea Isle City. | | | | Cape May County and on the promenade at Sea Isle |
| Vacationing With Kids | | | | City. You might be pleasantly surprised to find out who |
| If you have kids, you've fallen prey to it: the idea that | | | | your kids are once they come out from behind the |
| the only great vacation with your children is one that | | | | Gameboys and Ipods. |