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.
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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