My family actually gets along well enough that my parents, my two siblings and I can take a vacation together (at least every other year). It took forever to decide where to go. Once the decision was made about location, calls were made about a rental. No rentals were available...
Until Irene came to visit the Eastern Seaboard. We were able to rent a house that can only be described as a "rustic" cape cod, in Onset, MA. This style of house is built to withstand storms, they are traditionally small with low ceilings and one bathroom off the kitchen. We learned the first night that we had to check the beds before getting into them because there were creepy crawlers everywhere!
Almost everyday of the trip we visited a quaint, little town. The last of which was Chatham. One of the true gems of Chatham is Mark August, a cute jewelry and home decor shop. I especially loved the fact that most of what is sold at Mark August is created locally.
