Cape May Trip

 I think most people that read my blog have either been to Cape May or know a little bit about it. Ruth and I just came back from a short week trip to Cape May. The weather could have been better but we had a nice beach day on Thursday. The week started with lunch on the Schooner at the Lobster House on Tuesday. It was extremely windy and cool but after a few Bloody Mary's and lunch we were very relaxed.

Lobster House Schooner

Windy and Cool

We stayed at a new place for us. The Macomber Hotel that is right along the beach. We had a 4th floor room with 67 steps up to get there. Ruth counted 66 steps but there was a 1/2 step that I am counting as a full step. The view from the room was great but don't forget something or you'll have to climb back up!

View from our room.

Macomber Hotel

We were in the upper floor and our room had all 3 windows across the front. Cape May gets pretty quiet around 9 pm outside the height of summer season.

On the way home we decided to stop at Thompsons Beach. This abandoned beach community has been on my list of places to visit and it happens to be only a slight detour from our normal route home. This was once a thriving resort community but a major storm in the 1950's wiped out almost all the homes and businesses. Some historians claim the storm included a tidal wave. A few residents hung in there, but a few more storms and the State took over the land in the 1990's. There is a parking lot that ends and then you need to walk 3/4's of a mile across marshland to get there. Don't go during high tide or get stuck at the beach during high tide or you will have to wait for the water to recede. There are a few old structures to check out and lots of dead horseshoe crabs. I wouldn't make a special trip there, but if you are in the area and the tide is right it makes for an interesting stop if you like old abandoned towns. We even saw a bald eagle on a perch overlooking the town. 

Dead-End Parking Lot

Pretty Girl!

Thompsons Beach

Eerie

Marshland

We did get to see a beautiful sunset on Thursday night at Sunset Beach. Very popular spot. We haven't been to Cape May for a few years but enjoyed revisiting.