Cape May is a beautiful beach resort town, full of Victorian homes, great wide white beaches, lots of fishing fleets...just a really cool place to hang out. Bill wanted to refinish the teak on the outside of the boat, so we decided to stay a week and enjoy the surroundings. It reminded me of Charleston, SC quite a bit. We'd work every day then spend the afternoons riding bikes or tooling around in the dink, which we finally dragged out of the aft cabin and inflated.
These condos are on a back creek to the bay. Very pretty.
We also found this boat, called "Endless Summer" which is the name of Bill's previous boat.
While we were on this ride, we also saw a fisherman make a catch from the back of his boat. It turned out to be a baby shark! I couldn't believe it! Then the next day, the guy across from us on the dock caught a baby eel! Ewwwww...gave me the heebie jeebies. This area must be the nautical nursery for sea critters! No way I'm putting my feet in THIS water!
The downtown shopping area is very quaint. Spent an afternoon walking around there.
The "Lobster House" is a humongous restaurant on the water. This "boat" is part of the outdoor section. Bill had oysters and I had great soft shell crab.
Fishing boats next to the Lobster House.
Fishing boats next to the Lobster House.
One of my favorite days was the one spent at the beach. It was sooooo relaxing to lay in the sun. I rode my bike back to the beach the next day for an early morning walk. And, I must confess, I did get in the water. There was a group of 4 older ladies from New York whom I was listening to as I lay on the beach. They all went down to get in the water so I joined them to play in the waves. They were a hoot! They told me they were all widows who hung out together. (Bill told me he did not want me to join their club!) They had come to the Cape for a week's vacation and this was their last day. One of the stories that I thought was funny was how they were trying to get used to using computers. One of the ladies said her son set one up for her. One day, she was home alone and decided to get on the internet to read some articles. She said, "All of a sudden, this little box pops up and it says, 'Hi, I'm Steve, do you want to chat?' I got so scared that I turned the thing off, pulled all the plugs, locked all the doors and was shaking like a leaf! When my son came over I told him there had been a man in my house! After he stopped laughing, he explained what instant messaging was all about." Cute, huh? I really enjoyed them. So full of life and laughter! Unfortunately, I didn't get a pic to share...sorry.
Thought you might enjoy a moment on the beach. We did see a couple dolphins, but I didn't get them on camera.
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