Spring = daffodils, and “Open” signs on seasonal businesses.
For example: Hoy’s 5 & 10, The Windrift, Jay’s on Third, Marabella’s, Avalon Coffee, and The Concord- all joining the year round establishments and gearing up for a busy summer. Â P.S. the Beach Tag booths (Avalon 30th Street; Stone Harbor 95th Street) now open weekends, too!
Many more will be opening as of Easter week, then Mother’s Day weekend, and of course Memorial Day weekend.
Glad to see activity around town again!
Sunday, March 30th is the 16th annual Ocean Drive Marathon. Â
The race starts at 9am in Cape May.
26.2 miles…and 8 bridges later, participants cross the finish line in Sea Isle City.
For more race day information:Â http://www.odmarathon.org
P.S. There will be road closures in Cape May and Wildwood; and north bound lane restrictions from North Wildwood to Sea Isle City.Â
The snow is melting…and local businesses are starting to re-open for the season.
Quiet afternoon in work, so time for quick walk to check out the snow flurries…and the beach.
Summary: windy, cold, and yes, snowy (visible in the lower picture- against the pine trees). Â Nice views, though 😉
P.S. Glad I walked after lunch. It’s 3:45pm and snowing like crazy!Â
A much nicer day than expected. Â Sunny and mild so far.
Proof of our roller coaster weather? Â Outdoor furniture and snow shovels sharing space on shore house decks 😉
It was a good morning for treasure hunting along the north end beaches in Avalon (see picture of today’s haul of sea glass).
A long beach walk provides the obvious exercise…plus the bonus of graceful squats and bends picking up, and then rinsing off pieces of sea glass.
When I say “ugh”, I really mean “om” 😉
Winter of 2013/2014: challenging beach walks…yet many opportunities for unique pictures!
In case you missed my pictures posted on Twitter yesterday:
Snow + wind = serious snow drifts along the beach. Â One even formed in the shape of a wave!
P.S. As of this afternoon, much of the snow is already melted.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Belfast, Northern Ireland-  my husband was disappointed that Delaney’s restaurant didn’t sell logo t-shirts. The owner said that’s “an American thing”!
On my father’s side: my grandmother was from County Clare in the Republic of Ireland, and my grandfather grew up near Ballymena and the Antrim Coast in Northern Ireland. A real mixed marriage!
They met and married in Philadelphia, and vacationed in Stone Harbor each summer when their 6 children were young.  In the 1950s, my grandparents built a year round house in Avalon. A family business brought the sons and daughters (some with spouses and young children) from Philadelphia to Avalon shortly thereafter.
After visiting the beautiful windswept coast of Northern Ireland, I can totally understand my grandfather’s love of the shore.  Sand in our shoes… and salt air in our lungs 😉
Sláinte!
Pictures from our 2008 trip to Northern Ireland.
