A Quick Visit to the Jersey Shore

August 4, 2024
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We were able to take a quick trip up to the Jersey Shore to see friends, including a couple from California who rented a house in Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island. It’s been quite a while since we stayed on LBI. It has really been built up; especially since the times we went there when we were (ahem) quite a bit younger. Still nice as ever though. 

Spring Lake, NJ, USA — July 28, 2024. A photo of a not-too-crowded Spring Lake Beach and life guard station on a hot summer day.
Ship Bottom, LBI, NJ — An iphoto of sand dunes on Long Beach Island NJ.

We also got a chance to see friends from the Spring Lake area and bumped into Mary Anne’s brother Joe while we were out to dinner in Sea Girt. That was a surprise, so we made plans with Joe McDonald to go out to Charlie’s in Bay Head for lunch the next day. 

Bay Head, NJ == a horizontal iPhone image of two restaurants on the water in Bayhead, NJ

Actually the whole visit turned into a bit of a restaurant tour. We wound up going to Scarborough Fare, Inn in Main, Charlies, Brandls. We also had a fine dinner of BBQ chicken at Dennis and Maryanne Mulvihill’s house in Spring Lake. All in all a good time was had by all, and we will be back before too long.

Spring Lake, NJ, USA — July 26, 2024. Photo of crystal and cutlery set for an outdoor summer dinner in Spring Lake, NJ.

We also got a chance to make our way to Ocean Grove where the Tent Houses were set up. 

Ocean Grove, NJ, USA — July 25, 2024. A wide-angle photo of tent houses flying American flags in Ocean Grove, NJ.

And that’s all for now. We will be back at the Shore before too long.

JFB