Up at 0-dark thirty, we had the hook up and were underway with the casinos glistening in the morning pre-dawn light. Shallow areas were the rule here, and we had to be constantly on guard and incessantly watchful. We had many close calls with the ground (but no hard ones), and definitely would have been stuck in anything less than high tide.
This building, at Little Egg Inlet, looks like an old Coast Guard Station, apparently repurposed as a fishing club.
We selected the Tom’s River (also most shallow!) for our anchorage, from which we would monitor the weather for the next available window to go out into the North Atlantic and cross to New York Harbor.
The town looks most pleasant, with Victorian Homes.
And here’s the Island Heights section.
After anchoring, we were entertained by Sunday afternoon races of Optos, Lasers and these incredibly fast E-Scows. Sautéed oysters with buerre blanc were on our menu aboard tonight.
Anchored for three days and two nights in this rainy, cloudy and cool spot, we were starved for a change of scenery, so the paddlewheeler River Lady was a welcome distraction. Very few tourists were on board!
No matter the rain and cloudy weather, the locals were out at the start of the season on their boats. The cat boat Silent Maid was quite a beautiful craft as she sailed past our stern.
And when a ray of sun broke through for just a few minutes, it seemed to be a Kodak moment!
No comments:
Post a Comment