Casting Away in Cape May

In writing my last post, I realized that technically we went to Cape May for Sheena's Wedding in May 2009 - making it our last vacation or pseudo vacation since we stayed the night. (I have not included some of our Jersey Shore gatherings as of yet because there are so many, which happens when you have family that heads down there every weekend).

Sheena and Dustin becoming Mr. and Mrs.

It was beautiful even with the slight onset of rain the day before.

After Sheena and Dustin's wedding at the Victorian Hotel Alcott, Joe and I enjoyed the following day in Historic Cape May. Our first adventure was joining the thousands of visitors that climb the Cape May Lighthouse each year, which was also my first time. Although I've been to Cape May before, I never ventured toward the lighthouse. I passed it once on a dolphin boat tour several years ago, but never made it that close on land let along up its mast. The latter could be the result of my slight fear of heights. I walked up the steps very slowly and couldn't look down, but I learned alot about the history along the way.

One of the highlights of reaching the top was being interviewed by a New Jersey Tourism company for a video blog of why we decided to visit the lighthouse. The other highlight was the view of the Atlantic - see below.

And after I survived my fears with my natural hair color still in-tact (highlights and all at the time), Joe and I snapped a picture at the bottom to commemorate our visit.