We were a little early, so we wandered outside on the patio, looking at jellyfish.
As it got closer to boarding time, we got in line in what looked like an airport hallway. There were tons of people around, including this gentleman with a tattoo my mother now says she wants.
There was also a creepy pirate thing visible from the window, waving to passengers and directing the boarding cars. It reminded me of Keyote, so I was sure to watch my shoes in case it came inside.
The ferry itself was rather nice, with inside and outside seating
and an area to purchase refreshments.
After the 80 minute trip, we arrived at Cape May, and were greeted by their welcoming committee (Taryn - bird alert!).
A shuttle bus took us to downtown Cape May, where there was a cute little shopping mall area.
We stopped for lunch at the Cape May Fish Market, where I had the world's largest Cobb salad. We sat on the patio, which was lovely except for the two seagulls that decided to get into a rumble over a french fry right near us. Vile little creatures.
There was a horribly named but otherwise nice gift shop next to the restaurant selling t-shirts, hats, etc. They had a window display that featured this fascinating device. I looked like Elaine in the episode of Seinfeld where she stops having sex and gets really stupid, and is absolutely enthralled by a spinning tire display outside of a car repair shop. Just watch and tell me you aren't enthralled too! (Apologies for the sideways video.)
After lunch, we wandered down to the beach, which was very crowded.
Also, I bought a hat.
We also saw a number of the Victorian houses and buildings for which the town is famous.
We also saw some cops giving people parking tickets.
We wandered around the shops a bit more, including a store selling Vera Bradley merchandise, a sewing store, an ice cream parlor, and a store selling dog-related merchandise, where my mother bought Cairn Terrier socks. After such a strenuous day, we boarded the shuttle bus back to the ferry.
The ferry ride back was a bit more eventful than the ride out. First of all, I saw a lady carrying the exact bag I've been coveting at Kate Spade for years. I have a tote in this same pattern, but it's not the same.
There were also a number of...shall we say...irate children on board the ferry. My mother does not care for screaming children - all of her friends take great joy in seeing how annoyed she gets when there are screaming children in church - so of course they all decided to sit near us. I got a picture of her with one of them in the background as we were exiting the ferry. See how excited she looks?
After we got back to Bethany, we went to one of my favorite restaurants.
Some of us relaxed on the porch with glasses of wine while we were waiting for a table,
and others
took pictures of whatever random objects they could find.
These are the same people who conspired to torture the waitress by interrogating her when she brought the check (which, thankfully, they were talked out of).
After dinner, we returned home for the evening to entertain visitors and then go to bed to rest up for a busy day of beachgoing on Wednesday.
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We ate lunch at the Cape May Fish Market on Sunday; aka the lunch where Les bought me $10 strawberries.
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