Nice weekend down in Cape May. Left Friday morning after completing our TSA PreCheck appointments. What a money grab at $76 to be able to get through the lines faster. Definitely a have vs the have-nots kind of deal there. We figure since we're going to Ireland it might be quicker at the various gates since we don't have that Global Entry golden ticket.
Since we haven't been down in a few weeks we were met with the blanket of weeds from all of the rain and then sun we had. These aren't deep rooted weeds, just the little ones that stick out between the required white rocks we have around our property. In the end it was yet another work weekend. One more visit and then it will be smooth sailing the rest of the summer and fall.
Between the work details we did have good coffee and breakfast each morning at our friends coffee shop, Avalon Coffee, on Gurney Street near Convention Hall. Good lunches at the C-View and Vincenzo's and of course a McDonald's $5 meal deal on the way home for me. One night it
was Fleck's Ice Cream in the Villa's. If you have a crowd and don't want to spend $1,200 at King's Ice Cream Parlor in Cape May then take a ride for the best ice cream any which way you want it at an affordable price. The above wonderfulness set us back $8.95. The rest of the weekend it was water and Gatorade Zero to stay hydrated.
Yesterday morning I did run down at 515 am to catch the just about dead low tide. The bucket brigade was out in full force and everything that was hooked got hauled over the rocks and into the bucket. Looked like small croakers were what they were catching. I had my Orvis PRO sling pack on the CORRECT way and I have to say I've been wearing it wrong for like 15 years. It felt a little different, but better, and easier to access the front and big pockets. Maybe it ain't so bad after all.
I did make some casts which actually was more of getting the feel of my new Orvis Helios D 9 ft 10 wt. I had it coupled with a Cortland Striper line and my goal was to cast the entire line, well mission accomplished. I usually don't need that but it's nice to know I can if I did.
One night I woke up at 330 am and hit the local WaWa and then the marina to see if there was any bait and or bass under the dock lights. Not yet, or at least here. Usually late summer when the nursery is busting at the seams you can find all kinds of swimmy things around.
We're a day away from July which means two months of summer are ahead, well at least according to the school and Benny calendar. It's time to start getting real shit done, we're supposed to be moving to South Carolina in about a year. We'll see how that goes.