Rajivc-food-travel-life: U.S. Travel Tales, Chapter Three

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So this is the third part of the U.S Travel Tales & as usual any coastline draws my attention as I am a beach lover :) So this part of the Travelogue is dedicated to the Beautiful coastline of New Jersey... Hope you enjoy reading :)

Me and my longing for solitude ;)

The story begins ;) It was 7 in the morning my wife jumped out of the bed...Look sunlight, bright sunlight!! she said....though I was a bit pissed being disturbed at 7 in the morning on a weekend, however I could totally understand her Joy or should I say empathize with her ;)

It has been almost 2 weeks since she arrived here in Jersey and it was the first time in 2 weeks that she was witnessing sunlight ;)

As a matter of fact since the time she landed in the US she has been judiciously following the weather website more than Facebook such was her ordeal ;)

Some Deers enjoying the fine early morning weather and chilling out in the neighborhood ;)

So coming back to the trip, It was a weekend & great weather outside.
We had a ready itinerary & we just got ready and headed off for a coastal trip :)

The Plan....

New Jersey has some nice beaches like Point Plesant beach, Island beach state park, Asbury Park Beach where you can spend a day relaxing in the white sands or taking a dip in the cold waters or partying in the pubs located close to the beach...

Based on some research we decided to visit some famous beaches & this is how our plan looked on paper...

Home --> Sea bright --> Long beach ----> Atlantic city ---> Island state park beach--> Point pleasant ---> Home

This was a very ambitious plan and it was upon the mercy of the weather god....

Day 1

As I mentioned earlier, I got woken up by dear wifey at 7 in the morning and within no time we were all decked up and ready to hit the road...It was very hot indeed.. this state has extreme weather be it summer or winter.... Our first destination for the day based on the plan was sea bright...

The drive begins

we saw many happening pics of the beach on the internet and were very excited as it was a weekend & we expected lot of crowd & fun at the beach.However the beach was deserted and hardly there were any people at the beach..It felt like Kodi Bengre in Karnataka ;)

Pics from Sea Bright...

We were excited for our next destination however mother nature had different plans for us.... in no time the weather changed from hot & sunny to cloudy.... Having spent almost a year in this state i sometimes wish I could sue the person who is sitting on top and wrecking our weekend fun :(

So with no other option we decided to head directly to Atlantic city...

Some Food & Fun :)

Atlantic City

Mini Vegas as it is usually referred to, Atlantic city is a perfect getaway for people residing in the east coast & who want to lose some money over the weekend through gambling ;) . Tough I lose money while gambling, I somehow seem to enjoy the ambiance the casinos have to offer & I end up

spending hours inside the casinos losing money ;) . Atlantic city is no match to Vegas but it does have some great casinos & $5 Black Jack ;)....

Atlantic city also has a nice Boardwalk, a Korean war memorial & some great eateries. Atlantic city also has the Taj Mahal not the Sahjahan one, the Trump Taj Mahal ;)

We reached the hotel at 3PM checked in freshened up and headed off to the boardwalk....

We sat on the shore and just spent time listening to the mesmerizing sound of the waves:)

So we visited some nearby Casinos & spent the rest of the day losing money by playing Blackjack, Poker etc ;)

Day 2

The weather showing no signs of improvement we had to shelve the plan to visit the other beaches....

There was no plan B for the day hence we spent the morning visiting the shops on the boardwalk & taking a stroll at the beach...

We check out at 3 PM and planned to head back home....

Pics from Atlantic City....

Korean War Memorial

As we were heading back home the weather seemed to improve and we happend to accidentally spot an amazing location called the Raritan river front.... We just grabbed some Coffee & spent some time sipping hot coffee on the river front :)

Pics from the Raritan river front