East Coast Family Reunion - Day 20 - June 26, 2021

Our main plan for today was to visit the Wildwood Boardwalk and ride the tram from one end to the other (2 miles).

First,  I went over to the main group house at 9:00 am to help my sister Eileen and her daughters move out, loading things into a daughter’s truck for transport to one of their cottages nearby.

After returning to the RV Judy and I went to the boardwalk area.  By then, it was time for lunch.  We ate at an east coast style diner (Marvis Diner).  Lots of choices, breakfast all day and huge portions.  It was an excellent lunch/breakfast but really too much to eat.

We were close to the Doo Wop museum we tried to visit a few days ago so we decided to try again.  It was open this time.  It is not really a museum but rather a collection of artifacts from the 50s and 60s spread around here and there. The site is an old 50’s style restaurant that has been converted into a collection of old neon, hotel and business signs as well as other period things. 

Here is more information about the Wildwood Doo Wop marketing theme:

The Wildwoods, NJ: The Doo Wop Capital of the World | The Wildwoods, NJ (wildwoodsnj.com)

They artifacts have been generally arranged into living room, kitchen and household settings.  The Doo Wop music theme is a display of old 45 rpm records and information about the Doo Wop music scene in the Wildwood area from that era. The museum appears to be run by a small non-profit organization and the guides today were an elderly couple who showed us around and answered questions. 

You know you are getting older when you remember using things when you were growing up that are now displayed as historical artifacts.

Doo Wop Museum

The boardwalk was next.  The adjoining beach and the boardwalk were crowded as the weekend crowd as well as the start of seasonal visitors is increasing.  After purchasing our tickets and waiting for the next tram, the skies started getting darker and a few drops of rain were felt.  They decided to shut down the tram until the weather passed. We decided not to wait and returned to the RV.  We’ll try again tomorrow for the tram ride.

Eileen, here daughter Amy, Evia and Kate stopped by later for a short visit to see the RV before they went out for dinner.  We relaxed in the RV and watched two old Alfred Hitchcock movies before retiring for the evening.