Those summers sound serene, and it sounds like your family had great taste in food. Lobster rolls are the best--so creamy and with that unique flavor and fullness
My family used to trek from Wash D.C to Hilton Head South Carolina in a white Dodge Van once a year. My 3 brothers and I would cram on the bed in the back and play game boy and whatever else while parents switched off driving. We would rent a different house just about every Spring and we all loved the novelty of exploring the different types of houses we'd wind up in.
Thanks @steemmate-- yes, there was definitely a serenity of sorts about those days, and there was a strange "fullness" there, as well. It's strange in a sense, because we really didn't "do" anything much by modern standards, and yet we were very happy with the days and the ways things unfolded.
Sounds like you had a really nice tradition of your own... good memories.
Right, that fullness can come naturally in families, especially for the kids I think, who are still new to life and find everything amusing