Thursday, October 27, 2016

Atlantic City

We knew we had a short weather window to travel in the ocean to Atlantic City. It was supposed to stay calm until 2PM. We figured we would be in Atlantic City by 11AM, so no problem. Of course, you can't count on the forecast!

We left the Inlet and it was nice and calm. We saw several whales and dolphin. The whales put on quite a show by breaching up out of the water several times. Too bad I just couldn't get a picture of them.

The wind and waves started to increase by 9AM, and it was really pretty bad by 10AM. The waves were coming from the east, hitting us on the side, causing us to rock & roll pretty good. Poor Hooper was looking pretty sick. We were starting to get uncomfortable and didn't think it was safe to stay in the ocean. We went into Little Egg Inlet. We were then able to relax and enjoy the calm waters of the Intracoastal. What a relief to be out of a rough ocean!


Hooper and I were sitting on the beach at 6:30 AM waiting for the sun to come up.

Leaving Barnegat Light early


Finally the sun comes up

Trusty captain at the helm. Good thing for autopilot & hands free steering.

We made it to Atlantic City

We look like a little peanut next to the other bigger boats.

Enjoying the pool & hot tub at the Golden Nugget

Feels so good after rocking & rolling in the ocean today

View of the marina from the pool area.

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