January Beach Day

With a beautiful day and the temperature at about 51 degrees in Atlantic City, NJ,  it was perfect for getting some vitamin D to counteract the lack of sunlight here in January. 

 

 

 

 

After hurricane Sandy the destruction is not evident unless you know where to look.  The marshes have odd things that have washed up.  As you drive by you probably won't notice what the storm brought into the marsh unless you stop and get out to get a closer look. The marshes along the Black Horse Pike  entrance to Atlantic City may have had more of this floating debris lodged into sensitive estuaries.  On the beach that I visited in front of the Taj Casino there were different shells including some winkles that I wouldn't normally find and maybe a few more bottles washed up. 

 

So where are those surf clams?

I used my little Fuji camera and with no view finder.  You couldn't see anything of the image on the LCD screen that you were trying to capture in the bright sun.

 

The Revel is still spectacular but if you get up close you notice that the gleaming panels are noticeably streaked and dulled.  I hope that all they need is a good washing and that the surface is not damaged.  Some columns have been encircled with bungee cords.  Maybe upon inspection someone might have noticed a loosening of some panels.