Atlantic City

Well, here we are in Atlantic City! What a ride! We left Manasquan at 7 a.m. and everything was great until about 2 p.m. when the wind started picking up and the waves got bigger. We got here about 5 p.m. and the last two hours were quite an adventure. TipToe performed really well riding the waves like a duck and only taking the odd extra big wave over the bow. But now we’re anchored in a little pond, which is very calm and protected.

The Radical Jack crew turned in early so Albert & I spent the early part of the evening watching the “Harrah’s” tower change pictures from our cockpit. There’s a hologram on the whole side of the building that changes from the US flag, to fireworks, to rolling dice, to slot machine 777’s and it just keeps changing. Really cool! From here (using binoculars) we can see the Trump tower, Trump Taj Mahal tower and Bally’s tower as well as several others. But the only one with the changing pictures is the Harrah’s. (Guess Donald’s too cheap! Hahahahaha)

Today, Thursday, we spoke with two other boats in the anchorage who are also going to the Abacos. Guess we’ll be seeing them along the way as well. Since Heather wasn’t feeling well, she & Pete stayed aboard Radical Jack while Albert & I decided to sight-see Atlantic City. We took the dinghy into Gardner’s Basin (across from the anchorage) where we visited an aquarium, then took a Jitney bus (mini bus) into Atlantic City. We walked the boardwalk and went into the Trump Taj Mahal to gamble. We spent $15.00 and came out with $20. So Mr. Trump is out five bucks!!! We also went into Bally’s and decided that all casinos were the same except for their exterior. Inside, we could have been at the Casino Halifax and never noticed any difference.

We took a Jitney back and had supper at the Flying Cloud restaurant then back to the anchorage. Heather was feeling better so we dropped in for cocktails, then back to TipToe. We’re all heading for Cape May tomorrow (Radical Jack, TipToe and two other boats in the anchorage). Pete found out the Utcher’s Marina is only $2 per foot so we’ll tie up there for a couple of days waiting for good weather to do Delaware Bay. They’ve got Wifi, cable, showers, laundry, etc. so I’ll be able to post my thoughts on my blog. Right now I’m writing on a Word document so I won’t forget my first impressions.
‘Til tomorrow…