sand in my shoes

Sand in my shoes, and rum in my tummy!

Today Jenn and I took a day trip to Atlantic City. We headed out at 6:45 this morning, took the subway to Port Authority, and then took a bus to New Jersey. The bus left at 7:30, and we almost missed it! God sent us an express train, and we booked it through the bus station - causing one man to whistle after us and say "Woo! Heels on wheels! Look at 'em go!" - bought our tickets, and made it to the line for the bus with about two minutes to spare.

After a leisurely two-hour bus ride, including naps and reading, we arrived in AC to an overcast sky and a chill in the air. Nevertheless, we were ready for some outlet shopping! We spent a couple of hours shopping, and we each came away with a couple of things, and the sun started to peak out. Then we headed to Cesar's Palace for "The Buffet," as the signs said. Mmmm... shrimp! And pepperoni bread, seafood salad, marinated mushrooms, lasagna, egg rolls, chocolate lava cake and ice cream... We stuffed ourselves and got our money's worth!

Next, we headed to the casino and the slot machines. Jenn chose penny slots for us, and she played and lost $5 quickly. Then it was my turn. And I won! I put in $5, and came out with $14.75. I guess it's good she convinced me to play! We collected my winnings and then went to the boardwalk.

We walked in the sunshine for quite awhile, put our toes in the freezing Atlantic water, and stopped in a couple of tourist trap shops.

Before we headed home, we found a bar where the bar tender told us "I'm your cocktail menu," and proceeded to make us quite the Rum Runner concoctions. We sat on white Adirondack chairs, with our feet in the sand, on the third floor of the mall overlooking the ocean and enjoyed our drinks before the bus ride home to New York.

What a fantastic day!