Fathers Day.
Today was beach time.
The main group house is actually in Wildwood Crest, just North of Cape
May. The area is primarily vacation homes,
condos and hotels. Our group house is
about 4 blocks from the beach. Too far
to walk with beach gear for us old folks, so after caravanning from the house, I
drove there and parked on a street nearby
after dropping Judy off at the beach entrance.
New Jersey beaches have different rules for beach access. Some towns charge a fee to use the beach
(beach tags) others are free. You can
still walk along the beach anywhere on the coast but to set-up at some locations
you have to pay. I suspect the rational
is to pay for services like lifeguards, trash removal, beach maintenance, etc.
(and maybe even a little tourist revenue).
The Wildwood Crest beach is free. It is a very wide flat beach like most east
coast beaches. The slope into the Atlantic Ocean is very gentle here and the water is much warmer than the Pacific Ocean. The beach however has a fairly long walk
across the sand on a boardwalk to get to the ocean. At the end of the boardwalk You can also call
a number for a free shuttle ride the rest of the way to where you set up the
beach chairs and umbrellas. Many people have carts with wide wheels for carrying their chairs, coolers, umbrellas, etc.
The weather was about perfect, sunny, not too windy and
temperature around 80 degrees. Everyone
had a great time especially the kids playing in the surf. There were a lot of people on the beach but
there was plenty of room to spread out.
Judy and I left the beach around 4:00 pm and returned to the
RV to get ready for dinner. The RV park
where we are staying is about 4 miles away from the main group house. There are 3 other houses where family members
are staying. Two cottages are
leased/purchased by my Sister Eileen’s daughters and another is being rented by
our Son Brian and his family. Each house
is close to each other and group activities are at the main house (5 bedrooms)
that is being rented through a friend of my sister Eileen.
Fathers Day dinner was at the group house. I grilled the NJ version of a Tri-Tip (close) and some sirloin some steaks. I also grilled some corn. After dinner, all the dads were appropriately recognized.
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