presents
Cape May Beach, New Jersey
& Other Shore Points
Cape May, NJ Lifeguard
Stand MPEG2
Ocean City Amusement Rides
at Night (Streaming Real Player Movie)
Riding
Bikes on the Ocean City Boardwalk (Intel AVI Video)
Life Is But A
Dream Microsoft .AVI
From the Greater Philadelphia Region, the Shore Points are
easily reached for either day-trips or extended vacations.
The closest, friendliest beach... with the whitest sand, is probably
found in Ocean City, New Jersey. The trip takes
about an hour-and-a-half. You can take either the Ben Franklin
Bridge or the Walt Whitman Bride to the Atlantic City Expressway.
Then, exit south on the Garden State Parkway. (If you get to
Atlantic City, you have gone to far.)
Did you know Ocean City is a "dry" town? If you are interested
in having a couple drinks with dinner, you might want to
continue south. Another 45 minutes to an hour south on
the Garden State Parkway will take you to Cape May.
You'll pass
Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor and Wildwood.
Another common storm front is recognizable
from the distinct look of nimbostratus clouds.
Nimbostratus clouds are low altitude clouds
that are dark grey in color and appear uniform
across the horizon.
The atmosphere below a sheet of stratus clouds
is exceptionally clear (which makes distant
objects look quite close.) As these storm fronts
move up the coast, you can actually see across the
Atlantic Ocean to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
Though the children are usually more interested in
the arcades and playing skee ball, the wildlife may
be enjoyed for free. With the naked eye, you can view
a wide variety of fish,
crabs, seagulls, sting rays, and the family favorite --
bottle nose dolphins. Several times a day you can
watch the dolphins performing their purposing motion
up and down along the shore. Occasionally,
they come amazingly close to land.
Also to note: almost all of the beaches in South Jersey
require that you buy a "beach tag"
during the times that a lifeguard is on duty.
Cape May Boogie Boarders
MPEG2
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Longer version of
bicycles on the boardwalk (MPEG4 AVI)
This video features the sights and sounds of Cape May, NJ (including
the waves and seagulls.)
White Sandy Beaches
Along the southern most coast of New Jersey, there
is a series of islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
Building and raking in the sand,
frolicking with the family,
lying on the white sandy beaches, and being with the ocean...
seeing the
ocean, smelling the ocean, hearing the ocean, and being
IN the ocean -- these are some of our favorite things
"down at" the Jersey Shore.
Since Cape May is located on the very tip of New Jersey,
it offers some unique experiences. For instance,
the weather systems can be quite intriguing to watch.
Large scattered cumulus clouds will start to overtake the high wisping
cirrus clouds. In short order, the cumulus clouds
build into a towering black cumulonimbus "thunderhead".
And, before you know it, the surf
kicks up and the wind starts to blow. Then, just as
quickly, the clouds will part to reveal a shear blue sky.
It is not unusual for it to be sunny on one side of the island and
raining on the other side.
More Low Cost Fun
Low and no-cost action includes
body surfing, swimming, walking on the beach,
walking on the boardwalk, biking, surfing,
jogging, rowing, kite flying,
and astronomiezing as you stare into the
crystal clear night-time
sky.
Tolls & Beach Tags
You will need to bring some money on this adventure.
Both the Atlantic City
Expressway and the Garden State Parkway are
toll roads. Most of the towns located at
the Shore Points charge a toll to cross the bridge
onto their island. And, don't forget...
the bridges charge a toll when you cross back
into Philadelphia.
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