Wednesday, Oct 7 It was not nearly as chilly this morning at 6:45 when Charlie roused Tom out of bed for a morning walk! Tom cooked pancakes outside, but we ate breakfast inside. Our dinette window was wide open with a good view of the geese as they made their morning appearance – they leave every night at dusk! Our trip today was a drive down the Barnegat Bay area of the Jersey Shore. The Garden State Parkway is the principal North/South road along the Atlantic Ocean, and just a few miles east is Route 9. Then there is the large Barnegat Bay that is sheltered by long sandspits and barrier islands. There are two East/West roads that lead across the bay and onto the sandspit, and that road merges from one little named seaside settlement to the next without a beginning or end. The whole thing is part of the New Jersey Heritage Coastal trail run by the National Park Service (300 miles and 5 distinct areas.) We traveled about 50 miles of the trail. It surprises me that it is very much post-season along the shore. Mile after mile of ocean-front rentals are empty! Of course, this means the restaurants and tourist industry up and down the main strip are also closed. I hope all those people don’t realize that they missed a perfect, cloudless, 72-degree-day! On a side note -- patriotism seemed to be alive and well! Once we were on the sandspit, we headed north to Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. The lighthouse was first built in 1834, had to be rebuilt several times, and then was shut down in 1927 and made a state park in 1951. There were nice walkways out onto the beach, high-rise walkways full of fishermen, and a closed visitor center. There was a lot of history . . . and even a massacre on the beach! On the way back we searched out a seafood market and settled on two Halibut filets – local catch. By 2:30 we were in our places above the stream, enjoying a very brisk breeze and wonderful 74-degree temps. Tomorrow we pack up and move on down the coast and will camp just north of Cape May.
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October 2021
We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
Tom & Ella Brown |