Cape May New Jersey, recovering. 9-21 to 22

We are staying at the South Jersey marina, and we are the only sail boat. We docked by two Mega yachts, One called Three Sons that is 130' long. One of the members of the crew came by and took a tour of Cool hand and was adequately impressed with our humble adobe. We quickly were surrounded and the men on Sea  Fever Fred and Edward came aboard Cool Hand and we got to show off our home again.  Sea Fever is only 80' long. 

Rested, we decided to go to the Lobster House Fisherman's Wharf. One of the most unique features of The Lobster House is the 130 foot-long authentic Grand Banks sailing vessel, the Schooner American which is moored dockside. The Schooner is an outdoor cocktail lounge offering a full bar, luncheon menu and Lobster House specialty appetizers during the evening. A destination in itself, the Schooner has an unrivalled waterfront ambiance and is the perfect spot to enjoy a cocktail before dinner while watching yachts pass by.  It was a great meal, well worth the visit as you can see by the smile on both of our faces. 

Cape May is famous for its Victorian Homes. Here are just a few pictures and they do not do justice to the colors on these homes. The marina has car service so I took another jaunt into town and to the beach.  Another jewel of a find was a store called Stitch by Stitch. It is filled with cross stitch, needlepoint, crewel supplies. I stocked up on a budget but she has a wish list and said she would be glad to mail things to me.

after the lobs

this was a live lobster caught of the coast

The Three Sons (won't even fit in one frame)

a bait shop 

this is the shawl poncho that Jennie and Josh brought back
from Ireland for me. It is great.

you can take a narrated tour around the city in a horse drawn
carriage

main street with dozens of shops and resturants

Cape May is a city at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. One of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations

 The entire city of Cape May is designated the Cape May Historic District, a National Historic Landmark due to its concentration of Victorian buildings.

The town is named for 1620 Dutch captain named Cornelius Jacobsen Mey who explored and charted the area between 1611–1614, and established a claim for the province of New Netherland. It was later settled by New Englanders from the New Haven Colony. What is now Cape May was originally formed as the borough of Cape Island by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1848, from portions of Lower Township. It was reincorporated as Cape Island city on March 10, 1851, and finally became Cape May city as of March 9, 1869

The United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey is the nation's only Coast Guard Recruit Training Center. In 1924, the U.S. Coast Guard occupied the base and established air facilities for planes used in support of United States Customs Service efforts. During the Prohibitionera, several cutters were assigned to Cape May to foil rumrunners operating off the New Jersey coast. After Prohibition, the Coast Guard all but abandoned Cape May leaving a small air/sea rescue contingent. For a short period of time (1929–1934), part of the base was used as a civilian airport. With the advent of World War II, a larger airstrip was constructed and the United States Navy returned to train aircraft carrier pilots. The over the water approach simulated carrier landings at sea. The Coast Guard also increased its Cape May forces for coastal patrol, anti-submarine warfare, air/sea rescue and buoy service. In 1946, the Navy relinquished the base to the Coast Guard.

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