Family Road Trip 2010: Part 5

Wednesday night we finally arrived in Cape May, New Jersey. It was late and we really just wanted to find a hotel and go to bed. Right on the water was a LONG row of hotels and B&B's. Unfortunately, there was no place for us. Discouraged and tired, we drove to a neighboring city called Wildwood. After trying a couple more places, we finally found a room. At half past twelve we dragged ourselves and our luggage up to our room.

Thursday morning we found out why it was so hard to find a room: a bikers convention that expected 50,000 people (I'm not kidding here). So we changed our plans and headed to Ocean City.

This is how I spent a great deal of my time in the car: with a book and a bottle of XXX Vitamin Water. Hey, getting there is half the fun! =D

On the way we stopped at two beaches, a boardwalk, a pier and a lighthouse.

Finally in Ocean City we walked yet another boardwalk.

Pier in Wildwood, New Jersey. It was really windy... usually I have a face ;)

Since the butterflies are migrating, there are a ton flying all around you. It's really cool to see.

After we finished walking the pier, taking pictures of butterflies and posing in front of white fences we had ice cream, walked 1/2 a mile of the boardwalk and hit the road again. But not for long... We found another beach and promptly climbed out of the car and tromped down the the beach.

Hereford Inlet Park. The crazy lines on the ground is actually sand blowing. When you walked, it would blow against you and it felt like someone was poking you.

"Can I help you?"

After the beach we stopped at Hereford Inlet Lighthouse. During the tour I couldn't decide if being a lighthouse keeper would be boring or intriguing. On one hand, the keeper has to be there all the time. On the other hand, it't so neat to think about how you would get to live right on the ocean and be able to have the incredible view from the tower every day. Plus, think about all that exercise you would get going up and down all those stairs every day. ;)

The garden behind the lighthouse. There were a bunch of different trails and a ton of squirrels and birds to watch. I turned the corner of a trail and my heart stopped; until I realized that nothing happened to the squirrel lying on the ground. It was just drinking from the puddle. *relieved sigh. That is, until I scared it away.

After enjoying the trails and wildlife we climbed back aboard and set off again toward Ocean City.

Finally in Ocean City we walked another board walk and I rode the ferris wheel with my mom. I loved seeing the little town at night all lit up, from the top of the ferris wheel.

We have packed so much into these few days we've been here it seems like its been much longer.

"For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together." Colossians 1:16:17

It's humbling to see something as big as the ocean, and know that God created it. All of a sudden I feel really small. If I'm small in comparison to the Atlantic, there is no comparison for how small I am next to God.

In Him,

Tiffany Raye