Atlantic City
We made it here before the storm hit, which is really the only thing that matters about Atlantic City. It was where we needed it to be before the big weather system moved through. Sometimes, destinations are just that - a place of refuge.
We left Barnegat Inlet at round 7AM after briefly considering getting up (again) at 5AM for a longer run to Cape May. After yesterday's choppy ocean and 25kt headwinds, it was a relief to get out on the ocean and have just rolling 1-2' swells and only 12-15kts of wind from the SW.
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| Barnegat Light |
The ride down was a mixture of sailing and motoring - we have yet to enjoy a really solid day of just lovely sailing on our trip. Winds just haven't been where they were supposed to be when we ordered them up. Just need to be patient...
What's that coming our way?
We were looking at the rain radar and could see a large band with some embedded cells headed our way in a few hours. This put a limit as to how long we wanted to be on the water - so it became a race to see if we could get in to the safety of Atlantic City before getting clobbered. The way it works on the NJ coast is that there are very few places you can tuck into if bad weather brews - so you have to get the timing right.
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| Now, how close can I get to that buoy? |
This is Atlantic City?
The mainsail came rattling down as we turned into the inlet and the first drops of rain began to fall. We were safe and sound and anchored right next to the "heart" of Atlantic City. What's weird about this place is that it is like being dropped into the middle of Las Vegas with towering casinos around you - but it is dead quiet here. You've always got noise, commotion and chaos in Las Vegas; here it feels like we're visiting a movie set of Las Vegas long after shooting has ended and someone forgot to turn off the lights. Definitely a weird vibe.
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| Atlantic City from the approach. Just weird to see this as you come up the coast standing all by itself. |
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| Beth got a great shot of nature proving that it can put on a display better than Mr. Trump |
Tomorrow we're expecting big winds (30kt) and big seas (4-6') so we're going to stay safe here. Supposed to be a "3D sidewalk chalk art" event with "international chalk artists" doing there thing. We'll hopefully figure out how to get the dinghy ashore and to check it out.
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Good luck, Ken! Seems like an awesome adventure. Best of luck to you guys.
PS: Get a twitter account and I'll link to you there...
How was the side walk chalk event? We have IMadonnari here in SLO in the plaza in front of the Mission and we all went to see the artist's amazing chalk art! Lee even helped with doing a section of John Lennon for his company. You could do some of that art as well bro!!
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