Jersey Shore

Last weekend, I went with a friend and her niece to Jersey Shore. I had never been before, but based on the TV show my expectations were low. As it turned out, it was a really nice beach. Her sister's boyfriend had reserved a beach house, so we had access to a private beach. It wasn't crowded at all.

I got to release my inner child, partially because there was an actual child there, but also because there were a ton of toys to build sand castles with. People actually get fancy with all sorts of molds, different shaped shovels, and buckets that also double as large molds. I wish I had a photo of the sand castle we made--my friend's sister's boyfriend may have one so perhaps I can get it from that chain. Anyhow, I went to collect seashells with the neice. "I love the BEACH!!! I love the WATER!! I LOVE THE SEASHELLS!!!" She would scream.

"ME TOO!!!!" I would scream back.

"Okay okay we heard you, no need to yell," said the nearest responsible adult.

I like kids who are a bit crazy, but I suppose I can like them because I only have to be there for the fun time, not the tantrum over homework or whatever things children fight about these days. We made several sand castles and collected an assortment of shells, including a sea snail, to decorate with.

I must say however, I was very disappointed in the seafood. The boardwalk was a bit trashy and did look like a gathering of the cast from "Jersey Shore" and their friends and relatives, but the amusement park had rides. We waited about an hour to get seated at a crab shack. All of their seafood was previously frozen, or at least that's how it tasted. And, because it was on the boardwalk, it was very expensive. While I would definitely go to the beach again, I think I will skip the boardwalk next time.