Cape May! August 8th-10th

Sunday, August 8th, after church, I rode on the train to Newark, NJ to meet Todd at the motorcycle rental place. We rented a Harley and rode it along the Jersey Shore. Our destination was Cape May, the southern most tip of New Jersey. I had wanted to visit this place for quite some time, so I was grateful that the opportunity presented itself.

It always takes us longer to get somewhere than is predicted. A one hour destination usually turns in to a four or five hour ride. Because there are so many small towns, neat shops, rest stops, that call our name to stop.

As we got closer, we rode along the shore and it was wonderful to see the ocean and be on the bike; we're out in the open, feeling the breeze against us and smell the dampness of the ocean. All of the senses are stimulated.

We arrived early evening. I loved the town right away. It has more victorian homes than we've seen and most of them have been turned in to bed and breakfasts, which we love. We didn't have a room reservation, so as Todd rode to get gas, I strolled through the town, looking for a place to stay. I stumbled across one that was a block away from the beach and it had a vacancy! It was fine.


We walked through town and decided on Blue Pig Tavern-Congress Hall. It's owner, Thomas Hughes, called it the Big House, because of it's size. But many critics were skeptical of it becoming a success and named it "Tommy's Folly". Now open for over two centuries, it has become a success (see www.congresshall.com). The food was good and you could feel the historical significance as you sat outside.

We walked through town and ended up at a putt-putt place. Todd beat me for the first time (I've always beat him). Then we went across the street to an arcade and played games.

Monday morning we decided to stay another day! Todd or I didn't have to get back to work and we wanted to enjoy another day at Cape May.

We walked through town again to see the neat shops when they were open. There were no chains and each store was unique.

We had lunch at the Mad Batter, which had a fun atmosphere and uniquely decorated.

We got back on the road and took a different way back. Then we stayed in Ocean Grove in a Bed and Breakfast.

We walked over to Ashbury Park and had dinner at _____________. The food was excellent.

We were pretty wiped out, so we crashed when we got back to the BNB.

Tuesday morning we grabbed breakfast at the BNB and got on the road. We had a short distance to ride back to the motorcycle rental place.