Jersey Shore

Delay again in posting due to no wifi! On Wednesday we headed down to the Jersey Shore where Fran went for summer vacations when she was a girl. The weather did not cooperate with our plans of sitting on the beach and enjoying the sun! It rained and the wind blew but we enjoyed seeing the beach and driving to the Cape May lighthouse.

I dipped my feet in the Atlantic Ocean and it is warmer than the Northern California ocean waters, but too cold to go swimming (although two kids were swimming)!

We were on our way to camp at the Belleplain State Forest in Woodbine NJ, but as we were heading there I was rear ended as I was at a stop sign.  Minor damage but I had to get the rear lights fixed to drive legally.  The guy yelled at me and said it was my fault because I was in his way!  We stayed in Cape May and was referred to the Country Garage for repairs.  The guy was great to fit me in and fixed my lights.  The bumper will wait till I get home. He had been to Martinez!

 

The next day we made it to the Belleplain state forest, which was pretty.  Lots of mosquitos!

The rain prevented us from enjoying swimming in the lake.

We drove to Wildwood, NJ, to see the boardwalk and people watch.  The town ha 8 miles of boardwalk with all the attractions that go along with it.  It was cold and raining so there were few people.

Due to the rainy weather we stayed in camp on Saturday.  I took a walk around the lake and came back with extra company--ticks!!!  I found 4 ticks on me that had already started to bite!  I found out online that Belleplain is one of the worst places for ticks. 

We had a great campfire and enjoyed the lightning bugs (or fireflies).   I found out that the bugs have a chemical glow at dusk to attract a mate or prey.

Fran flew home on Sunday June 7.  I'll have a few weeks on my own to explore before my volunteer stint starts in West Virginia.