Kathy and Art Changing Course: Atlantic City and the rest of New Jersey

As we headed out into the Atlantic for the first time, the weather looked a little ominous and there were some swells that kept us rolling, but as the day passed, the sky cleared up and the seas settled down.

Sure looked like yucky weather to me.

Our first stop was Atlantic City, NJ and I was looking for something like Las Vegas on the water. Not quite. As we approached, it looked just like any other big city without all the glitz and glamour.

The Atlantic City skyline.

We motored in and docked behind the aquarium and next to a few waterfront attractions. Here we are enjoying our favorite attraction in any port--the local eatery (check out Art's Bloody Mary):

In all fairness to Atlantic City, I have to say this was just a stop over for us on our way to New York, so we really didn't get out and discover the true character of the city. Also, neither one of us are gamblers (too cheap, I think), so there was no desire to check out the casinos. But we could see Trump's Taj Mahal from the marina:

You have to squint to see it, but it is the tall building on the right and says Taj Mahal in red letters on the side.

And when the sun went down, the place looked a little more like sin city, so we were not so disappointed:

That's another Trump property across the water.

The next morning, we were out in the Atlantic again, but this time the skies and sea were perfect. It was Memorial Day weekend, so there were a lot of boats in the water and a lot going on. It was a fun cruise until we turned into our next stop: Manasquan, NJ. I think every person who had a boat in that town was out on the water and most of them were tanked--it was crazy.

This was on a small channel after turning in from the ocean.

I thought the boat traffic was bad enough, until we got to the marina. The docks were old and rickety, but the best/worst part was that we were right next to the railroad bridge and the trains (mostly Amtrak) passed quite frequently.