Category: Life at the Shore

I kayaked in the ocean early this morning. It looked fairly calm, but I was intimidated by the 2nd row of swells.   My ride back in was not pretty. Made the decision to abandon ship as a large wave crashed behind me.  The wave knocked me over and rolled me around.  The kayak and paddle made it to shore…and I followed soon after!

The swells increased during the day- rare for us to see breaking waves that far from the shore line.

The surfers are excited about the big waves.  Swimmers should use caution- the current is strong and the breaking waves are powerful (speaking from experience- and I was wearing a life jacket).

Well…   Perfect!

Cool nights, sunny days, low humidity, warm ocean temperatures, late day low tide (room for everyone on the beach), and late morning high tide (boaters can sleep in a bit).

Enjoy  🙂

                The cloud cover was just enough to keep us comfortable on the beach while watching the air show.  A terrific annual event for the Atlantic City area.  The fighter jets are a crowd favorite- especially the Blue Angels finale.

I took this picture with my cell phone and then uploaded it to my Twitter account http://twitter.com/AnnDelaneyBeach while sitting in my kayak.   I see people riding bikes and talking (and texting!) on their phones.  The other day, a woman was walking along the ocean’s edge reading from a Kindle; and at the same time, I was in a beach chair checking my e-mail!

The most common amenity request with our rental properties?  Internet connection.  Tenants don’t take vacations without their lap tops.

Remember when it was unusual for a rental house to have more than 1 television set?  Now, flat screen sets with HD service are the norm.

It can feel overwhelming to long time rental property owners- the pressure to keep up with the times.  Yet, like any other business, we  must evolve to survive.