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| Avalon Street Bridge Opening |
We completed most of the NJ ICW today, threading our way
around Atlantic City and north through several large bays. Early in the day we came through the Ventnor
bridges – all very cooperative about opening on request. Along the riversides were Jersey Shore homes
– with about 3 feet between the houses.
Most were 3 stories high and on stilts, with the bottom level including
a boathouse and/or dock.
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| Nice Boat House |
Some were quite beautiful, most were built to optimize space
on the lot. One house was in the process
of being lifted up so that stilts or an extra story could be placed underneath. There was one vast marsh area on the ICW,
opposite the cities that crowd the ocean side.
Atlantic City has a skyline of just a few tall hotels and
casinos. We couldn’t see the boardwalk
on the sea side but I don’t think there is a “downtown business district” aside
from the tourist business. On the ICW
side of Atlantic City was a large windmill farm catching the winds from the
ocean. Great idea for providing energy
in this region.
We crossed Barnegat Bay from south to north. It was crazy with Sunday afternoon/father’s
day boats. Fishermen were enjoying the
day in large clusters of small boats with one or two people, or in one case,
one large fishing charter that had at least 40 people fishing off the
sides; Sort of a “fishing bus”. In some areas the sail boats were having a
great time on this windy afternoon. We
did see a school of small sailboats out for a race or a lesson near Beach Haven.
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| Conrail Bridge normally open, but closed this morning |
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| Windmill Farm |
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| The Fishing Bus, behind Atlantic City |
Just catching up on your blogs from the past week. So many interesting experiences along your route. Can you believe you're heading down the home stretch? Or does it seem like you've been afloat for years!!?? Happy Father's Day to Dennis!
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