It was sunny all day but cold enough that we spent the bulk of the day cruising from the saloon again. We have done this more times on this trip than ever before.
The Jersey shore continued to be lined with lots and lots of attractive beach houses.
By 3 p.m. as the waters became more choppy, we made our way into Atlantic City. Good timing!
This time we decided to stay at the Farley State Marina which is also known as the Golden Nugget Marina. Previously we had stayed at Kammerman’s Marina but we thought we would try something different. We were not thrilled with our stay at Kammerman’s three years ago but it does get very good reviews on Active Captain so we will consider giving it another chance in the future.
After docking, Jonny washed down Zendo which was completely encrusted with salt. We have been spoiled most of this trip because we have been traveling in fresh water lakes and canals and the boat has stayed relatively clean. We then headed up to the showers and got dressed to go out for our “date night.” A Chart House was located above the marina and they had a great happy hour with interesting and reasonably priced food choices so we decided to take advantage of it. The setting was lovely overlooking the marina and harbor. As we sat in the cocktail lounge we reviewed the weather for the next couple of days to determine our best approach for getting to Delaware City (the intracoastal or the ocean). In the meantime, we watched as dusk fell and the harbor was bathed in beautiful soft light.
Although we are definitely not gamblers, we thought we would walk through the casino to get the local flavor. It was loud and very glitzy, as expected, but not at all crowded. It’s amazing that these places stay open 24 hours a day! Lynn tried her hand at one of the slot machines but of course she immediately lost her very modest investment.
After a quick stroll through the rest of the casino we headed back to Zendo since once again we planned to leave at dawn the next day.
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