Saturday, June 23, 2012

Atlantic City, NJ




Pulled anchor after a horrific thunderstorm last evening, and took 1 of 600 slips at the Farley State Marina at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino,  Atlantic City. Believe me, this marina was filled to capacity, with transient boaters like ourselves…..unfortunately this is the powerboat capital of the mid-Atlantic! Not too many sailing cruisers like ourselves.
After settling-in, I went to take a dip in their outdoor pool, located on the hotel’s 6th floor balcony. What a view of the Atlantic City Inlet, marina, and casinos out on the infamous boardwalk. Was able to navigate myself away from the Lobby Casino area on my retreat back to the quietness of the boat. Later, with Tim for that excursion! The outdoor patio was a mecca of live bands, that entertained all, whether you wanted to be or not, til the wee hours of Sunday morning. No one sleeps in this part of town.
This is the kind of day you need to get off the boat and attend to laundry and nice hot, running water, showers J All refreshed, we headed into the Chart House for some fresh seafood….worth every bite. Casinos tease you in with all their sounds and lights. Wasn’t too long before we donated our funds to them.
Back to the slip and a somewhat decent sleep, if you can call waking up to party-goers and the sounds of music, and I don’t mean Julie Andrews’ version either. Tomorrow we head further north, and new places.

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