May 7 - 8 / Day 351 - 352 / Cape May to Atlantic CIty

Monday 5/07    We've been told to run outside in Jersey; there are just too many areas where there is shoaling when running on the inside.  Forecast is not great but it gets worse tomorrow.  We decided to give it a try and left the dock at 8:45.  We experienced 10k wind out of the NE (on the nose) but real large swells from the East.  It was uncomfortable but doable so we pressed on and arrived in Atlantic City just before 2:00.  

Tim did a bike ride down the 'board walk' and we hung out on board and did some planning for the next couple days.

We are due for an oil change and because of weather we will not be traveling tomorrow.  I called a mechanic recommended by the marina and he said he can fit us in tomorrow - psyched! Dinner on board.

Tuesday 5/08 The mechanic arrived at 7:00 as promised, took care of everything on our list within a couple hours - great to have that out of the way.  Our big adventure today was provisioning at Acme Market.  It was probably the most challenging bike ride for groceries on the trip.  It had fast cars and large trucks buzzing by us, a bridge and narrow shoulder to walking the bikes over sand but we did it :).  Millie played with the dock master's dog Loki.  She's deaf but quite sweet.  We grilled a couple nice steaks on board and called it a day. 

Night time view of Harrah's Casino from our dock