How wonderful to be able to live minutes away from places that people pay good money to stay in vacation rentals, summer homes, and hotels. I admit it is nice to stay in a high-rise hotel with a view. At night the lights twinkle as though you are coming in on a jet plane landing in the city and when you push aside the curtains in the morning you reveal miles of shoreline along the ocean---just glorious. So instead there are day trips to Atlantic City and points south like Sunset Beach down at Cape May Point. Soon it will be the Fourth of July which the meteorologists are calling for an "unsettled" forecast. So I am glad that I have already had some great beach days, one being the airshow for 2013 in Atlantic City and another down in Cape May. Just sharing some of my photos:
Workers from Atlantic City Electric take down a transformer that was in front of my house. When the trucks lined up along the road by my house, I decided to approach the workers and ask what their plans were for the area. At least one worker was a local resident and he shared that they were planning to remove the big box and make a direct tie in to the power lines. So I took a few photos:
We hit the boards near Cesar's Casino heading for the Taj. First we got off into the sand to view sand sculpture artists from all over the world. Each project was not completely finished and the timer went off and the artists returned to their masterpieces. Special sand was trucked into the beach. Whereas the natural beach color is a lightest gray, the sand that they used has a distinct yellow gravel color.
I will guess that the split in the face symbolizes something that the artist wanted to convey but we were wondering...
Each artist had a bio posted next to each creation. It truly was an international event with artists flying in from all over the world. I would guess many of them might have had very humble beginnings. Except for the fact that you have to live near the beach the medium for this art couldn't be cheaper and what beach lover wouldn't encourage a kid with amazing skills with sand.
The Korean War Memorial near Bally's Casino, gives you a chance to view more sculpture but in the permanence of bronze. It immediately puts you in a more serious mood and it is a cool little escape from frivolity, on the boardwalk itself.
Sad but this man is not here for the entertainment that the Boardwalk offers. In any case he looked clean and he did not complain to me about taking his photo:
So Jimmy Buffett has gambled on Atlantic City for his newest Margaritaville in association with Resorts Hotel and Casino. Hope he does well.
Parrot heads like this guy were prevalent in the crowds ready to enjoy Jimmy Buffet's free concert on the beach:
Recently Wildwood passed an ordinance restricting the shirtless hanging pants look. This attire was not that prevalent on the Boardwalk here in Atlantic City but in my opinion this laughable style is waning. I never quite understood how this could ever look sexy. I understand the appeal of a toned, tanned, muscular frame with tattoos to grab your attention but not the baggy hangin' drawers:
