ANNIVERSARY TRIP, DAY 37, CAPE MAY, NJ – THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007

Greetings from Cape May, New Jersey’s southernmost beach town! After driving through torrential rains we arrived in picturesque, Victorian Cape May. I know that this whole region really needs the rain but perhaps a gentle shower every few days ago would be better than the cats and dogs it rained on our trip here.

Welcome to Cape May
Welcome to Cape May

We stayed at the Queen Victoria B & B. It is one of many restored Victorian houses here. We had a lovely room on the first floor with access to the front porch. John and I went out and took a walk along the beach and through the shopping area. We stopped at the wine store for supplies for al fresco dining on the front porch. We sat there and had our wine and munchies and waved at the horse drawn carriages and tour trolleys that went by.

Queen Victoria B and B
Queen Victoria B and B

The other night we were in Cape May we ate at another Victorian hotel. Our dinner at the Union Park dining room was really good. We decided to have a small plates experience by ordering mainly from the appetizer menu. This way we were able to sample their gazpacho, tuna with seaweed salad, duck tart, foie gras with buckwheat blini, scallop with manchego potato cake and shrimp and scallop pad thai. Since there are only a couple of bites of each thing, you do not get overfull. Another big plus for this restaurant is that they allow you to bring your own wine and there is no corkage fee.

After an exciting few games of skeeball, we were ready to call it a night.

 

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