Sunday, June 27, 2021

East Coast Family Reunion - Day 21 - June 27th

We slept in a little and planned to try the Wildwood Boardwalk again today.

Two of my sister Eileen’s daughters and a friend came over around noon before leaving for home in the Philadelphia area for a short visit to see the RV.  After the last goodbye, we are now the only members of the reunion group still here.

 Before the boardwalk we decided to visit the Maui Dog House again for lunch. It was another great meal, just as good as the last one.

No weather delays today, just a lot of people on the beach and boardwalk. We boarded the tram at the Wildwood Crest end of the boardwalk (south end). And rode the tram the two miles to the north end of the boardwalk in North Wildwood.

If you have ever been to an east coast boardwalk, the Wildwood Boardwalk is a great example of the genre.  Lots of game booths, arcades, tacky tee shirt stores, all kinds of food, mostly fried and/or pizza, steak sandwiches, Italian Ice , funnel cakes, etc.  One thing we noticed, no alcohol is being sold on the boardwalk. A good idea. I am not sure how you could regulate sales as well as the behavior of some towards the end of the day.  There was a lot of security present, police on bikes and quads but it was a great crowd – lots of families, young people, old people and everyone in between.  Everyone was having fun and the beach was right there.  There also several amusement ride piers with impressive rides.  We did not ride on any of them.

The way the tram works, you have to buy a ticket every time you get on and at each end.  They have three mandatory stops each way but if you tell them, they will let you off anywhere along the route.  Likewise, if you want to get on, they will stop and pick you up.

Wildwood BoardwalkPictures

On the way back we decided to get off about half way to visit a candy/fudge store that was recommended.  We bought some fudge (delicious) had ice cream cones, got back on the tram and arrived back at the south end of the boardwalk around 5:00 pm.  We then picked up hoagies for dinner on the way back to the RV.

We are travelling to Philadelphia tomorrow without the RV to do some sightseeing and attend a Phillies game with my sister Eileen on Tuesday night.  We will return here on Wednesday and depart on Thursday, July 1st, for Gettysburg, PA for the 4th of July weekend.  It is the 158th anniversary of the pivotal Civil War Battle of Gettysburg on July 1 – 3, !863.  There are lots of events planned in the National Park and the area and it will be a great place to spend the weekend.  Subsequent return home travel plans are still TBD.

The next phase of the adventure begins.


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