Family Road Trip 2010: Part 6

We went back to Cape May (during the day this time) and drove down to Exit 0 (to the very end of the road). The view on the beach was really great.

I got to the end and Mom was gonna take a picture but the lifeguards whistled me off.

Since the birds are migrating, there are a TON of flocks everywhere.

After we played along the beach long enough we drove into town and walked the boardwalk (yes, another one. This is boardwalk number three). On the way though, we saw all these Victorian houses. While we were there I thought about how living in the Victorian age would be fun, and you would get to live in one of these beautiful houses and wear beautiful gowns. However, women were treated like property and a man was paid a dowry to take the woman. I don't think I would enjoy being sold like a cow. :P Just my thought on a little history tidbit. Totally irrelevant but... anyway

Our little seaside shack where we had lunch. Here's part of the convo we had with the worker:

Grandpa: "I'd like coffee please."

Worker: "Sorry, we don't have any coffee"

Mom: "But the menu says you have coffee"

Worker: "The menu also says we have meatballs, but we don't. See over here? it says we have bubblegum ice cream but we haven't had any all summer"

Dad: "Aw man. That's just what I was gonna order!" (he was kidding)

More Victorian houses we saw on the way to Atlantic City.

This is one of many toll booths that are everywhere here. You have to put quarters in to get on the freeway; you have to put quarters in to get off the freeway; you have to put quarters in to cross bridges (that are definitely not sparse around here); I wonder what we'll do if we run out of quarters...

I love this picture!

Someones balcony in Atlantic City.

So, we got to Atlantic City and looked for... can you guess? Yes, ANOTHER boardwalk. It wasn't much though so we looked for a hotel so we could head off to Delaware in the morning. Mom saw online that we could stay at the Hilton for under $80. What we didn't know was that you had to book in advance and you have to go gambling... we decided this wasn't the place for us and stayed at a hotel in a neighboring town away from the casinos.

Did you know that in the state of New Jersey is is UNLAWFUL to pump your own gas? The attendant will even wash your windows for you. Now, where I come from, you have to pump your own gas and wash your own windows.

Here is something the attendant said when she came back to tell us out total:

"The national debt will be $64.67. Would you like me to contact the president for you?"

We thought it was really funny.

In Him,

Tiffany Raye