Our first full day in Dover was a Sunday, and we decided to take a day trip to Wildwood, NJ. We had visited Wildwood a few years ago and had seen all of the things that could be done around the boardwalk area, but our visit took place on a weekday and everything was closed because schools up north don't let our until mid-June, and "the season" doesn't begin until then. This year I checked the operating calendars for the attractions in the area before we went and I saw that most things were open on the weekends.
We took the Cape May / Lewes Ferry over to New Jersey and we arrived in Wildwood around lunch time. The whole beach atmosphere at Wildwood is so different than what we are used to with our local Florida beaches. To start with, there is a two-mile boardwalk that runs along the coastline. I say along the coastline, but the boardwalk is pretty far from the actual ocean. Jutting out from the boardwalk is a series of three different piers. These piers make up the Morey's Piers Amusement area. The three piers are huge and are crammed full of amusement park rides and games. There is even a water park area on two of the piers. To illustrate what I'm talking about, here is a picture of the kids on the beach. We are standing on the boardwalk taking the picture of them, so you can see how far away the beach is. There is also on of the piers in the background to give an idea of how huge those things are.
We spent all day on the boardwalk and did all of the "boardwalk" things like riding the tramcar and eating lunch at "The Original Hot Spot". We had pre-purchased arm bands and those gave us unlimited access to most of the attractions on the piers. There were several roller coasters, and those were big hits with everyone. After about seven and a half hours, we began our journey back home. We were beyond exhausted when we finally made it back to the house. This was a very long- but fun- day at the beach.
We took the Cape May / Lewes Ferry over to New Jersey and we arrived in Wildwood around lunch time. The whole beach atmosphere at Wildwood is so different than what we are used to with our local Florida beaches. To start with, there is a two-mile boardwalk that runs along the coastline. I say along the coastline, but the boardwalk is pretty far from the actual ocean. Jutting out from the boardwalk is a series of three different piers. These piers make up the Morey's Piers Amusement area. The three piers are huge and are crammed full of amusement park rides and games. There is even a water park area on two of the piers. To illustrate what I'm talking about, here is a picture of the kids on the beach. We are standing on the boardwalk taking the picture of them, so you can see how far away the beach is. There is also on of the piers in the background to give an idea of how huge those things are.
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