Wednesday - August 16

After listening to several weather reports, we left Cape May at 6:40 AM.   

Bye bye Cape May - leaving this charming town with fond memories

of their spectacular homes and flowers!!!    And a delightful afternoon with our friend, Carol

  Gert, the hurricane brewing near Bermuda was way out there but churning up our wave action with swells every 13 seconds as predicted.  

  And that's how it was as we meandered north for 45 miles.    This took us to Atlantic City and we decided that after 2.5 hours on the ocean, the swells were building - not fun and why go thru this?    Not us.....so we went thru the inlet which was tricky with the shallow water.   Had thought we would just call it a day here but then thought "why not do the intracoastal"?    Of course we are cruising slower but water is calm, and it's all about comfort and pleasure.  

Atlantic City

We were on the intracoastal for 4.5 hours  and passed so many beach towns and an array of interesting sights.  As in the south, the beach homes are all up and down the coast.  Enormous homes and small, quaint cottages.    Also saw several children out in small sailboats with their instructor, several elderly folks at a nursing home sitting outside this nice afternoon and waving at us and this batch of homes in colorful pastels in Beach Haven, NJ

Soft yellow, pink, blue, green and lavendar

take your pick!

Lovely home on a point on the intracoastal

We arrived at Hoffman's West Marina in Brielle, NJ at 2:00 and glad to see 2 dockhands waiting to help us in as the current was very strong.

We had BLT's tonight and walked around Brielle a bit - only 4800 in this town, but quite a happening place.    Here at the marina we are surrounded by large sport fishing boats, charter boats, along with the Amtrak trains that pass nearby several times a day.    Also the River Queen, a large paddle boat that takes passengers for a ride on the Manasquan River.

Michael got the results of his MRI today and as the doctor had thought, he has a protruding disc (L5).    Although he's been on several different meds, nothing has helped.    He'll be getting an injection and will need therapy.   Michael's primary physician and cousin Jason have had this same injury and successful surgery.    New rules now, however are no surgery and try the shot and therapy.    It's been 3 weeks and could take 6-8 weeks!    Yikes.....sure feel for him.    His job is 95% travel so...

My sweet great niece, Kaylee