Day 298
Miles Traveled: 45
Total Miles Traveled: 4176
Due to a docking issue, we left Cape May, NJ at 6:00 am. There were many boats that arrived at Cape May the day prior due to a great marine forecast for the Atlantic Ocean occurring the next day. We were docked at the end of one of the docks making it difficult for several boats on the pier across the fairway to leave their dock. They wanted to leave early in the morning, so we got up and casted off early to be out of their way. "Mighty Fine" left about 30 minutes prior and decided to travel all the way to Sandy Hook, NJ in one day. "Horizon Chaser" left when we did and traveled with us the entire day. We had a beautiful morning on the Atlantic Ocean with 2-3 foot rolling waves.
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| Morning on the Atlantic Ocean |
As we neared Atlantic City, NJ, we noticed a Coast Guard helicopter following a TowBoat US boat. They were doing training drills for offshore boat rescue. It was very interesting to watch. They raised and lowered a coast guardsman several times down to the moving vessel.
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| Coast Guard training |
We actually were able to see Atlantic City for about 20 miles before we arrived. The highrise casinos where difficult to miss.
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| Atlantic City, NJ |
We made our way through Absecon Inlet and turned into Rum Point Basin for a nice protected anchorage. "Horizon Chaser" had been here before and led the way. We arrived in time to have lunch on board and then took the dinghy over to walk the Atlantic City boardwalk. We admired all the casinos and shops. "Horizon Chaser" also joined us.
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| entry to Steel Pier |
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| Atlantic City boardwalk |
As we walked through several casinos, we noticed that there were not a lot of people sitting at the slot machines or the card tables. One casino's buffet restaurant was closed down. Also, along the boardwalk, several stores and restaurants were permanently closed. It became apparent that Atlantic City was not the busy casino town it used to be.
After walking the boardwalk, we took the dinghies over to another casino, The Golden Nugget, and had some dinner. Afterwards, it was back to our boats to plan the trip up the rest of the New Jersey shoreline.
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