Kayla
Before leaving Cape May, a very large 72' boat pulled in next to us and this is what I saw. She was the most wonderful dog - so trained and so friendly. It's amazing how an animal brings people together. We talked with the folks who owned the boat and they invited us over for ice cream. I cannot tell you how spectacular that boat is! Picture oriental carpets, plush leather sofa and chairs, granite countertops, huge stainless steel fridge, etc. This boat was owned by the founder of Brothers Coffee who ran his business from it.
Following Ron and Anita out of the
Jettys at Cape May
Jettys to Atlantic Ocean with rain in the distance
Arriving at Atlantic City with GO ARMY
blimp in the sky
Today is Wednesday, June 20th and it's been a long two days. We left Cape May at 6:45 AM Monday and arrived at Atlantic City at about 1:00. We were going to anchor out but after almost running aground entering the anchorage, we knew we definitely would run aground the next morn at low tide. Therefore, we turned around and went to the marina at The Golden Nugget and Casino. We walked around the grounds, checked out the shops, pool and casino and after eating snacks and drinking wine at happy hour and throwing away about $25 on slot machines we went back to the boat.
Sunset over Sandy Hook Anchorage
We got up this morning at 4:00 AM and left at 5:45 heading for Sandy Hook anchorage just inside the Atlantic Highlands Breakwater which is across from Manhattan. We had about an 11 hour cruise today and although it began choppy, the water smoothed out later in the day. It was just a long, boring and hot day. Then we had to get fuel and find an anchorage among the dozens of sailboats. Needless to say, we're tired!
Tomorrow we plan to leave about 8:00 AM heading for Manhattan following our friends Ron and Anita through the city and hopefully getting photos in front of the Statue of Liberty.
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