There’s a saying…
“There are boaters who have run aground, and those that will.” Today we moved from the latter category into the former. The New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway is notorious for shoaling and boaters running aground - that’s why many Loopers choose to run offshore and bypass the twisting, turning, crazy boaters, and, of course, the dreaded shoals. We would have bypassed all that in favor of the offshore route had the weather been conducive. As a matter of fact, the next few days look shaky from a weather standpoint. We will check the weather in the morning and see how it looks.
We are in Atlantic City tonight and took a long walk up to the famous Boardwalk. Along the way, we saw many of the streets used in the game of Monopoly. The things you see while walking around on the Boardwalk! The word “trashy” comes to mind but that barely begins to describe it fully!
Connor learning to coil our anchor snubber and weigh anchor.
This tow boat hung around like tow trucks on Katy Freeway in a rain storm - just waiting to offer their services. Having said that, we’re glad he was there. There was another boat aground not far from us. That guy got off his boat in the shallow water and pushed himself off the shoal.
For a while, I thought he might need more horsepower.
A water park along the Intracoastal waterway
One of the several bridges that opened for us
The operator of this bridge forgot to open at the prescribed time so we had to wait… Nasty letter to the Governor of New Jersey to follow.
Connor hosing off the boat from all the salt spray we collected in Delaware Bay
Connor wearing some of his dinner - looks good on him.
Mark and Connor on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with Steel Pier in the background
Connow and Pete enjoying an ice cream cone at Steel Pier
An Atlantic City sunset