Our Last Full Day at Sea Pines!

Ken and I were awake around 7:15 and we read in bed.  I made omelettes for breakfast and cut-up fresh fruit.  Ken started to clean-up outside.  We ate breakfast outside and after cleaning up, we both continued getting organized for our trip home tomorrow.  Everything gets so sandy and dirty when in a campground at the beach.  Ken had so many things to do outside.  I spent my time inside going through all the cupboards and closets to see what we might want to take out.  Then I dusted and scoured.  Amazing how much time both of us spent at these jobs!

At 12:30 we went up to the miniature golf course and played 2 rounds.  I was victorious by 4 strokes - Wow!  It was so much fun on a small, but challenging course.  Back to Waldo for lunch and then we drove to Sea Isle City to check-out the boardwalk (Promenade) and the beach.  We had never walked the boardwalk or spent any time on the beach in that area.  It was a warm day, but the sun was in and out.  We enjoyed our time at Sea Isle City!

The boardwalk or Promenade!

This is the beach at Sea Isla City!

Ken did a good job with this bird photo!

The center of town in Sea Isle City!

Looking towards Atlantic City!

That is Mike's Seafood House where the group enjoyed
Lobster Tail.  It is on Fish Alley!

We were back to Waldo by 4:30 and sat outside playing 2 games of Pinochle.  We each won a game.  We made wraps and salads for dinner and after cleaning up and packing a few things away for the drive tomorrow, we relaxed watching TV - America's Got Talent!  

These 2 weeks have flown by.  So glad we got to spend the 1st 10 days with Cindy, John, Doloris and Fred.  It was so much fun!

What A Great Day!

Ken and I were up around 7:30 and did some reading.  After breakfast, we went outside to fold up our craft canopy which had gotten wet on Saturday.  We realized it was missing a washer and we didn't have the right size.  So, Ken left on a mission to find the missing piece.  Why is it that things are often not as easy and simple as you think they should be?  He had trouble finding the right store for the needed part and when he did, it was fairly far from the CG.  While he was gone I washed the edges of the sides of the canopy that had gotten dirty from being on the ground at numerous Craft Shows.  Then I packed our lunches for a trip to the beach at Avalon.  We got the canopy in its case, Ken loaded our bikes, and we were on our way to Avalon by 12:30.  Where did the morning go????

We decided to ride from Avalon to the end of Stone Harbor, a 12 mile round trip. We passed some amazing huge homes on the bay side.  Also made one stop at a bakery in Stone Harbor where we shared a chocolate croissant.  It was delicious and we can't believe we decided to share one! 

Both of these photos are from the beach at Stone Harbor!

We were on the beach by 2:30 and I spent the afternoon reading.  Ken read, took a short nap, and walked along the water.  We stayed there until 5, before heading back to the CG.  We played a game of Pinochle outside (I won) and then we cooked dinner.  Ken cleaned up and I worked on my computer.  We spent the evening relaxing and watching America Ninja Warrier.  Not sure way, but we really like that show.  I also worked on my computer scrapbook program doing pages for our granddaughters camping books.  It takes a lot of time, but I do enjoy it!

Our Friends Left and We Are On Our Own!

Happy Birthday to Ken.  Today is his 64th Birthday!  

Ken and I were up around 7 and Ken made a call to Tech Support at Lazydays regarding a code that came up on our inverter.  There was a simple solution and now the code is gone!  We love easy answers to what could be a problem!

Ken spent time unloading the CRV from the craft show yesterday while I made a cooked breakfast.  We sadly said our good-byes to Fred and Doloris and they were on their way home by 11.  Ken and I played 2 rounds of 9 hole mini golf and then loaded a few items and headed to Sunset Point at Cape May to do some beach walking.  Then we enjoyed a great lunch at the Sunset Grill sitting on the outside deck.  We drove to North Cape May to visit Ron Wenger, Marcia Kreider's brother.  Over the years Ken helped Ron with some house purchases and sales.  He has a lovely home with less than a block to the beach along the bay.  You can see the bay from his front yard!  Ron gave me some instruction on how to drill holes in seaglass and I showed him how to do some wire wrapping.  Then we took a long walk on the beach looking for seaglass.  We found a few pieces and also got to see his catamarans.  We had a very nice visit!

The beach at Sunset Point!

Hunting for more shells and seaglass!

Our view while eating lunch!

I was giving Ron a lesson in seaglass wire wrapping!

Ron and his dog Tressa in front of one
of his catamarans!  He keeps it right on
the beach!

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What a beautiful early evening sky over the bay!

Getting close to sunset!

After stopping for a few groceries, we were back to Waldo by 7.  We made a light dinner and relaxed, watching some TV.  We actually signed up for cable for the next 3 days since all our friends left and there will be no more game playing!  After all, I would hate to miss America's Got Talent!

All four granddaughters sang Happy Birthday to Ken today, always a special moment.  He also had many special wishes on Facebook.  I talked to Cindy and they were at the Hershey RV Show today.  They bought a Zone Pass and made all their reservations for their winter in Florida.  Exciting stuff!

Can't believe we have been here 10 days already!  The time is going so quickly!

Great Craft Show!

Ken and I were up at 6 AM to get ready to go to the Craft Show on the Boardwalk (Promenade) at Sea Isle City.  We were on our way by 6:50 with Cindy and John right behind us.  (They did have to return to the CG because they forgot to bring a folding chair!)  We were very thankful that it was raining like they had predicted, but boy was it ever windy!  We really had to work together (struggle) to get the canopy up!  Set-up actually went fairly well, but Ken thinks we should consider doing only indoor shows - he was just kidding!!!!  We were ready for sales by 8:45!  

The wind at times was very strong, but fortunately, the rain held off most of the day.  We had some light showers around 2, but they only lasted a very short time.  Then the clouds started to move in at 3:15 and we started to slowly tear down our space.   It was raining lightly for our last 2 trips of loading the CRV.  It started to really pour just when we left the area.  We were so grateful that the rain held off most of the day!  Cindy had the space beside us, but we really couldn't see each other because we had the sides up on our canopies.  The show started out very slowly - I think people were waiting to see what was going to happen with the weather.  Both of us thought we would have trouble meeting our rent, but by 10 the attendance really increased and we had a steady flow of buyers.  Even Fred and Doloris stopped by to see how we were doing!  It turned out to be a great show for both of us!

We were back to the CG by 4:15 and Cindy and John came back at the same time.  They were going to hook up their Jeep and head for home!  We said our goodbyes and headed to Waldo.  Then it started to pour again.  Poor Cindy and John had to unload their Jeep, and then hook it to their Motorhome and put their bikes on the back.  Not fun to do in the pouring rain!

We relaxed under our canopy enjoying the rain and mild temperature.  Fred and Doloris joined us to play a game of Hause, which the men won.  We decided to cook our dinners on our gas grill and eat together inside Waldo.  After clean-up, we played another game of Hause with the men winning again.  They claimed they could easily win with one eye "closed".  Sometimes Dim and Dimmer are crazy!  (Not sure which one is Dim or Dimmer, it just depends on the moment!)

 Then it was time to see who was the champion of Skip-Bo for the week and the women won!  We had such a fun evening.  They left at 10:30 and we were all sad that they have to head home tomorrow morning!  We have had a wonderful 10 days with John and Cindy and Doloris and Fred.  We wish it didn't have to end.  We are thankful to have another 4 nights to enjoy this area!

Another Beautiful Day!

Ken and I made breakfast for the "gang" today.  We provided fresh fruit and made homemade pumpkin pancakes.  Cindy and John brought some sausage and bacon  Everyone seemed to enjoy the breakfast!  After clean-up we all went our separate ways. 

Cindy and John took a bike ride around the CG and rode to a neighboring CG to check it out and then spent the afternoon at the pool.  Martins decided to go to Cape May and walk the beach at Sunset Point.  Ken and I took our bikes to Stone Harbor and rode to the seawall at Avalon.  We planned to ride from Avalon to Stone Harbor, but the wind was coming from Stone Harbor, so we decided to go the easy direction 1st.  The ride to Avalon and then back to Stone Harbor was much easier.  We did stop to walk on the beach at Lois Lane, a beautiful path to the beach looking back on huge beach homes.  We rode 12 miles before loading the bikes and heading back to the beach at Avalon.  We only got there around 2.  Martins joined us around 2:15.  It was a beautiful day on the beach.

We are at the end of Avalon at the seawall looking towards
Sea Isle City where we will do a craft show tomorrow!

This is a photo of the beach off of Lois Lane in Avalon!
Plenty of room for sunbathing!!!!

We were back to Waldo around 5.  I got Waldo better organized and prepped for dinner.  Ken loaded all the things we need to do the craft show in Sea Isle City tomorrow from 9 to 4.  Fortunately he was able to get everything in the CRV.  The weather is not looking too favorable (we hope they are wrong)! They are predicting rain for most of the day, not good for setting up, selling, or tearing down!

Cindy, John, Fred and Doloris left at 7 to go to Mikes Seafood at Sea Isle City for the special lobster dinner.  We decided to pass and make supper at the CG.  So we had chicken sausages, salads and baked beans.  They were back by 8:30 and we got together with Martins to play Skip-Bo.  Cindy and John are doing the craft show tomorrow to and they needed to load and make some signs, etc.  They decided to go to bed early and skip game time tonight!  We played until 10:30 and then called it a night!  Tomorrow will be an early, busy day!

A Morning at the Zoo and Afternoon at the Beach!

Ken and I were up by 8:15 and after getting ready, sat outside with Fred and Doloris having tea and coffee.  We did all eat our breakfast together on the picnic table.

Martins decided to go into Avalon after breakfast and do some bike riding and then go right to the beach.  We went with Cindy and John in their Jeep to the Cape May County Park and Zoo.  What a pleasant surprise!  The zoo is free (they will take donations) and what a beautiful, well-maintained property with more exotic animals than we anticipated.  The cages and grounds offer lots of natural habitats for the animals including many swings, seesaws, ladders, etc for the animals to play and exercise on.  It makes it lots of fun to watch them.  We saw giraffes, monkeys, zebras, leopards, black bears, reptiles, beautiful birds including flamingos, etc.  It has been listed as one of the top zoos in the US and it is here in small Cape May County!

Entrance to the Zoo

Snowy Owl

Toucan

Red Winged Hawk

Silly Monkey

Flamingos

Beautiful Peacock

Cheetah

Huge Turtles

Many Turtles sharing one space!

"Waldo" went to see the Black Bears

Loved the Giraffes!

Zebras are so unique!

This porcupine could cause some trouble!

We got back to Waldo around noon, packed our lunches, changed, and headed to Avalon Beach.  All 6 of us spent most of the afternoon relaxing and walking the beach.  

Fred built another campfire and that is where all of us cooked our dinners - more delicious food.  Then we went to Harvey (Cindy and John's Motorhome to play another game of Up the River and Tongue in Cheek!  We got back to Waldo around 11:15, tired but happy!

Home for Short Time and Then Back to Sea Pines!

Ken and I were up by 6:45 and got ready to head to the Hershey RV Show.  Today is Senior Day and it opens at 9, so we were there by the time it opened.

We went right to the Encore Booth to make our camping reservations for Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb and March.  We got to talk to our contact at Thousand Trails, Josh, who is there for the entire show.  I had met him for the 1st time at the show last year after talking to him many times via phone and e-mail.  It was so good to see him again and we really appreciate the help he gives us regarding our Encore membership (zone pass) and making some reservations.  While there, we met several couples whom we see every year at Pine Island and had a great time "reconnecting" with them.  By the time we left the booth around 10:45, we had talked to so many of our camping friends and had all our reservations made - wow! We did some more walking around the inside booths and Ken renewed his Good Sam's Road Service.  From there we went outside to look at the new Winnebago Motorhomes for 2015.  They are making some "retro models" for their 50th Anniversary and they are so interesting, well made, and innovative.  The 2015 Sightseer Model is almost identical to our 2014 model.  Very few changes have been made!

We left the show at 1:15 and drove back to Sea Pines arriving at the CG around 5:15 after a stop for lunch and at Acme for a few groceries.  The campfire was burning when we arrived and since we had thawed our salmon and steak before we left we were able to join the camping group for a delicious dinner and a time of fellowship.  We played cards at Martins and got to bed around 11:30.  It was another great day and the trip to the RV Show was sooo worth it to get the good deals for our trips to Florida!