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In article <Crs271.n4C@openage.com>
ghost@openage.com (Glenn Host) writes:
 
>My wife and her friends want to go to the beach (ocean)
>this weekend; one day (Saturday) is all that is possible
>due to prior commitments.
>
>There will be at least 12 people, perhaps as many as 14
>and I have looked for vans biggger than a mini-van
>(a 7 person van is a tall station wagon - not a van)
>but I have had very little luck.
>
>All I have been able to find for the weekend has been is a 15
>person van ($129/day + $.20/mile > 100) via Budget which would
>cost approx $173 for a 1 day trip to Ocean City.  When I called
>back to get it, they were sold out.
>
>I am looking for either a cheaper and/or smaller van.  Perhaps
>you know someone who would rent their van or would be willing to
>drive to the beach for a day for some compensation?
>
>I have also been looking at other beaches to go to
>within a 2.5 hour ride from Washington.  I am not a
>beach person (I burn quite nicely) so I have not looked
>into the beaches in Maryland or Delaware before.
>Shady Point near Annapolis is our current target if we
>can not find a larger van.
>
>Are there any nice beaches on the DC side of Chesapeake Bay?
>--
>     Try Bargain Buggies in Alexandria; they rent used vans (or used to) at
 very reasonable rates.  As far as I know there are no nice beaches this side
 of the bay.
>