August 30, 2012 - Atlantic City, NJ

US Coast Guard



Had a beautiful ocean passage today. We noticed numerous jellyfish in the calm waters. After our arrival in Atlantic City, we anchored in a small little lake off the main channel called "Briganteen Pond". We set the anchor, then dinghied into town for supper. While we were away, the winds picked up and the tide came in. We worried about this, so we headed back to the boat. On our way, we spotted a large coast guard boat towing another boat...OUR BOAT!!!  Our anchor had dragged in the soft mud and luckily the sailboat next to us had reported it to the coast guard. Thanks to Dan and Sherri on the sailboat "Curieuse" and the coasties, no damage was incurred to the boat or the wallet.

Dan & Sherri

The coast guard brought our boat to the Golden Nugget Casino and Marina. We stayed there for the night and enjoyed the beautiful night view of the casinos, as well as being entertained by the Bruce Springsteen band playing at the marina, lol.

View from the Golden Nugget Marina

The next day we went across the bay to Gardiner's Basin Marina and stayed the night. Friendly staff and a good place to stay. We hopped on a Jitney local bus to take us to the boardwalk. Took a long walk and stopped at the Taj Mahal where we left some money. We dined outside at Harry's Restaurant, nice spot while entertained by 2 musicians. Stopped in at some of the shops along the way (Carole's favourite pastime).