2011-09-27 - in Manasquan Inlet, NJ
We woke up bright and early this morning to sqeeeeze our way out of the Glimmer Glass bridge. We went through it yesterday, and knew we could fit, but now it was high tide. (Yesterday we came in on the low). Would this change anything?...we would see. With all fenders hanging...we managed to slip through. Kerry kept Hi5 pointing straight and on the wall and I just stood there with my trusted boat hook to ensure that we didn’t get too close. Once again we survived. Whew. As we left the bridge we noticed that the fog had really come in again. It was so thick that I made it difficult for us to find the first gas dock that we just wanted to land on so that we could make a decision on what to do. We decided very quickly that we would not proceed today and find a spot to stay for tonight. The gas attendant told us about some of the restaurants in the small cove near the entrance of Manasquan that allow boats on their docks if they eat there. Perfect. We headed over there, but we could barely see in front of the boat. I went up to the bow to see if adding 30 feet would help. It was very disorienting. We landed at one of the restaurants. Kerry, went up to check with them if it would ok to stay on the dock. They didn’t mind…but, had a policy of 'overnighting'. Once we got settled, we decided to take a bike ride over to the boardwalk amusement area. We checked the internet and found out that they also had an aquarium. It was a wonderful place. They even had seals, penguins, alligators, sharks, etc. Most of the animals were rescues. The seals were found injured just out on the ocean close to the aquarium, and the alligators were pets, etc. The boys really enjoyed it. It was a great way to spend a very foggy day.
On our way back we stopped in at a local bait and tackle shop and purchased our first rod and reel. We then biked several blocks to another marine store that had the rod holder that fits on stainless steel bars. When we arrived back at the boat another sailboat called, Ilira, was slowing down to inquire about the dock we were on. We grabbed their lines and had a quick chat. He told us of all the excitement he just had coming from New York. It was almost identical to our ‘excitement’. He was glad to be stopped. We ended up going to another dock at a restaurant together and both he and Kerry chatted with the owner to see if we could stay on the dock with a meal. It would be fine. We cleaned up quickly and had a wonderful meal.
We woke up bright and early this morning to sqeeeeze our way out of the Glimmer Glass bridge. We went through it yesterday, and knew we could fit, but now it was high tide. (Yesterday we came in on the low). Would this change anything?...we would see. With all fenders hanging...we managed to slip through. Kerry kept Hi5 pointing straight and on the wall and I just stood there with my trusted boat hook to ensure that we didn’t get too close. Once again we survived. Whew. As we left the bridge we noticed that the fog had really come in again. It was so thick that I made it difficult for us to find the first gas dock that we just wanted to land on so that we could make a decision on what to do. We decided very quickly that we would not proceed today and find a spot to stay for tonight. The gas attendant told us about some of the restaurants in the small cove near the entrance of Manasquan that allow boats on their docks if they eat there. Perfect. We headed over there, but we could barely see in front of the boat. I went up to the bow to see if adding 30 feet would help. It was very disorienting. We landed at one of the restaurants. Kerry, went up to check with them if it would ok to stay on the dock. They didn’t mind…but, had a policy of 'overnighting'. Once we got settled, we decided to take a bike ride over to the boardwalk amusement area. We checked the internet and found out that they also had an aquarium. It was a wonderful place. They even had seals, penguins, alligators, sharks, etc. Most of the animals were rescues. The seals were found injured just out on the ocean close to the aquarium, and the alligators were pets, etc. The boys really enjoyed it. It was a great way to spend a very foggy day. 
On our way back we stopped in at a local bait and tackle shop and purchased our first rod and reel. We then biked several blocks to another marine store that had the rod holder that fits on stainless steel bars. When we arrived back at the boat another sailboat called, Ilira, was slowing down to inquire about the dock we were on. We grabbed their lines and had a quick chat. He told us of all the excitement he just had coming from New York. It was almost identical to our ‘excitement’. He was glad to be stopped. We ended up going to another dock at a restaurant together and both he and Kerry chatted with the owner to see if we could stay on the dock with a meal. It would be fine. We cleaned up quickly and had a wonderful meal. 
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