It is a very tricky business living in someone else’s house for a week.  The kitchen is never clean enough.  The outdoor furniture is rusty.  The grill needs to be heaved for a new one, with the implied promise of regular cleaning.  This house is not equipped with detergents and other cleaners one might find in a “good home”. 

The attached picture is the amount of garbage that greeted us, courtesy of the prior renters.

We cleaned as best we could and bought extra detergent and cleaning supplies, toilet paper and paper towels. 

The scene is stunning however.  Steps away from the ocean.  The smell of the ocean.  The cool ocean breeze.  Beautiful view of the sky at dusk.  Really picturesque. 

The house itself is designed to maximize one’s enjoyment of the ocean, the breeze and the vista.  So, it is really wonderful, all in all (especially after we cleaned).

So my bottom line is:  Until we can afford to buy a beach house (and are willing to commit to going to it on the weekends), I am just going to take off my glasses and not look too closely.