Manasquan, NJ

We wanted to get an early start again on Wednesday, June 29 to take advantage of calmer seas earlier in the day.  As I prepared lunch in advance and readied the boat for our cruise, Jonny took Archie into shore. We pulled up anchor by 7 a.m and headed out for a long day of cruising up the New Jersey coast.

It was a nice day with sunny skies and relatively calm seas as we made our way to one of our favorite anchorages.  We arrived at Glimmer Glass in Manasquan at 3:10.  There’s a narrow inlet with a drawbridge that we had to wait to open to enter the inlet.  This is always a very calm anchorage and we were the only vessel anchored there. There is parkland on one side and closely packed homes on the other with scores of boats docked in front of them.

We’ve anchored here many times but this was the first time with Archie,  so we took him in the dinghy to a little beach near a park and pulled the dinghy up onto the sand and tied up. We then walked a few blocks into town passing by streets of lovely homes with manicured lawns and gardens.

We were delighted to find that the center of tiny Manasquan has a lovely town center with lots of interesting shops.  We strolled up and down Main Street and stopped at an Italian specialty shop.  We were like kids in a candy store trying to decide what to buy.  We left with orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe, roasted tomatoes and a side dish of sautéed broccoli rabe with garlic.  We also stopped at the local CVS on the way back to the dinghy - our backpack was bulging!

Jonny then took us for a dinghy ride through the winding canals of Manasquan. So many houses and even more boats.  It was actually pretty cool.

Back on Zendo, Jonny grilled lamb chops and we had the delicious goodies we had purchased at the Italian market for dinner.  What a feast!  After one more quick trip on land for Archie, we settled in and watched the first half of La La Land, trying to stay awake. The next day would be another early one so we went to bed before too long.