The weather was overcast and it seemed warm at first so I dressed in a tee shirt and shorts but once we got on the ocean, it became a lot cooler. I ended up in long pants and two shirts. At first the winds were mild but within a couple of hours they were getting stronger. The seas were also starting to build. We didn’t want to wait until it became uncomfortable so we decided to go in at Barnegat Light. There are very few places to anchor along the New Jersey shore so we needed to be decisive. It was 10:15 a.m. when we dropped the hook in this calm anchorage which we stay in frequently on our way up and down the coast.
We kept busy the rest of the day with Jonny working on our finances and me catching up on blog posts. For lunch we ate the delicious Italian sandwich that Jonny had purchased at the Italian specialty shop the day before. It rained on and off all afternoon. Later we took Archie in for a quick walk as we dodged the raindrops.
Barnegat Light is a tiny beach town (borough) in Ocean County, NJ with a population of only 640! It sits on the tip of Long Beach Island, a barrier island on the Jersey shore. It is clean and tidy and primarily residential - very family-oriented.
We had passed this painted rock several times during our previous visits but this was the first time I had looked on its back side!
We had the short rib ravioli from the same market for dinner and it was excellent. Afterward, we had a quiet and relaxing evening reading and watching TV. We’ll have to see how much further down the New Jersey coast we’ll get the next day.
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