Summer Travel - Time To Hit The Beach

Summer Travel - Time To Hit The Beach (click to tweet)

Family Beach Trip

We hit our local beach for the first time this summer for a little staycation. The day was very sunny and dry. The water was surprisingly warmer than we expected. Even warmer than in Aruba.
We had our beach staple with us, the beach sports umbrella, to provide much need shade. Also, a new travel accessory to try out for the first time in the ocean, waterproof sports wallet.

Beach umbrella

Sport-Brella Portable All-Weather and Sun Umbrella

We Took A Trip To Bermuda And Came Back To Tell About It - Bermuda Cruise

Our Cruise To Bermuda

Cruise Carry-On Packing Cheat Sheet

We have not had a long vacation in almost a year. While we had many shorter trips, we have not been away for a full work week in a long time. We try to avoid this usually by taking at least two of such breaks during the year as it creates vacation-less monsters. :)
For this vacation, we ventured over to Bermuda and instead of flying there, which is quite expensive, we took a cruise on the Celebrity Summit ship. And don't call it a boat or Captain Kate will be on you. As she puts it "a boat is something you can put on the ship, but you cannot put a ship on a boat."
Captain Kate was also quite funny in her announcements:

New Cool Up-and-Coming Travel Gadgets - July

New Cool Up-and-Coming Travel Gadgets - July

Scientists invented a battery that could work for a decade without degrading
http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx

Energy storage degradation in rechargeable batteries is a pretty serious problem that many of us put up with on a regular basis. It's why your iPhone seems to last forever when it's brand new out of the box but seems like it dies by lunchtime after a couple of years of use.

Prime Day - Amazon's Biggest Sale - Great Deals in Gadgets & Travel

Prime Day - Amazon's Biggest Sale

Amazon's Prime Day is on July 11th.
Prime Day 2017 - 30 Hours of Deals

Deals, however this year, start on July 10th at 9 pm EST.

Prime Day Insider Guide

Why Great For Travel and Gadgets: