Summer Station Condotel Cape May

... the storm clouds had cleared and the sun, sand and waves couldn't have made for a better afternoon. We layed on the rocks of a jetty, being sure not to cross the sign which read, "DANGER. KEEP OFF JETTY"<br><br>Not so careful to read the sign was an older couple who "just wanted to get a close picture of the rocks and water." We watched this man and woman climb on the rocks and beyond the sign. Scoffing them as they went ...

I've been wanting to visit the European Christmas Markets for several years now, but my husband was reluctant - he's not a fan of the cold! But this year he relented. I'm approaching one of those "milestone" birthdays, and frankly, I would rather travel than have a party, so this year we are going!<br><br>We got brochures in the mail from a number of different companies featuring Christmas Time Cruises. I also ...

... way each running north south so there are only 3 rows of buildings. The one facing the inlet, the one bounded by the two main roads and the one facing the sea. The buildings all looked as if they came from the sixties and seventies a little bit rundown. We found a park and headed up between the units to come onto a boardwalk that went for at least a mile in either direction fronting the boardwalk where all manner of tourist shops that kept repeating ...

... ferry to Delaware where we explored the town of Lewes and hit the outlets. We came back for a late birthday dinner at the Peter Shields Inn. Good food and a fantastic view of the ocean from our table.<br><br>Wednesday was already our last day. So we hit the beach all day and then jumped in our cars and left. All in all it was a perfect little relaxing beach get a way.

... Marina and heading for a shrimp dinner at the Lobster House. The Lobster House is a giant sea food place right on the docks where the boats come in. Its always packed but the atmosphere was worth it.<br><br>A good run for the day. The weather looked iffy but the f-cast called for two days of light air and 2-4 foot seas going north. This looked like a good weather window on our passage up to New York and points north.

... dinner. This sets a pattern that repeats over the next 4 days....<br><br>Cape May is the last piece of land on the Jersey Shore before it is cut by the Delaware Bay and is therefore the last piece of the great ocean beaches that make up the Jersey coastline. It was obviously a popular seaside resort for wealthy New Yorkers and New Jerseyites way back at the end of the 1800's and they built hundreds of Victorian Gothic style villas and hotels here. Today ...

... days later it was nagging at me to look at the tickets again. I'm very glad I did. I briefly entertained the idea of fighting the tickets due to their being no posted parking restrictions, (If there is it's hidden because we checked again afterwards and on our way out too) but I nixed that when I saw on the ticket that the court which is only held on Sat. Sun, and Wednesdays can, (and you can bet would) charge up to $50.00 for the priveledge of ...

... that exciting although we did get to stop and get Chipotle with one of my best friends Justin, who now lives in NC. When I realized that we were close to his town I called him up and we were surprisingly only a few minutes down the road. Leah was also interested in looking into graduate school so it was a convenient pit stop along the way. We arrived into Atlanta around 1 a.m. and happily crashed. The signs for a town called Kannapolis cracked me up everytime.

Labor Day. Three Day Weekend. NEW JERSEY SHORE. Woohoo! My parents drove down from Northern Jersey. Silke and I drove up from Washington, DC. The weather was perfect. It was a nice chance to relax in the sun and surf.

... Allerdings - und das hat auch seinen Wert - liebt Cipo Cipollino ohne die Nachmittagsonne ;-). Nach kurzer Pause am Strand gehte es weiter nach Atlantic City wo wir am Capgroung 5 min vor "Office Closed" ankommen. Wir planen das Erstemal zu grillen und kuafen noch Rost &amp; Co, nachdem wir uns unterwegs mit Steaks, Saucen und Getränken - Alkohol gab es nur im Spezialgeschäft - versorgt hatten.