We drove the RV down to Sandy Hook, NJ where we had the pleasure of visiting Fort Hancock- which is a US Army Fort that was built in 1859. Fort Hancock installed Battery Potter in 1893, which housed the nations first disappearing gun battery. Fort Hancock also played an important role for the defense of the New York Harbor throughout WWII.
Sandy Hook Lighthouse is located in the vicinity as well. The lighthouse was built in 1764, and is our nations oldest working lighthouse. Originally the lighthouse stood only 500 feet from the tip of Sandy Hook-
However, today, due to growth caused by littoral drift, it is almost one and a half miles inland from the tip.
We covered a lot of ground on the bikes, being there were bike paths all throughout the Fort that made it very convenient to visit all the surrounding buildings. Later, we finished the night by grilling Tuna shish-kabobs.
After spending the second half of Saturday and the first half of Sunday peddling our bikes in light rain around the base, taking hundreds of photos- fighting off mosquito's and being completely amazed by the entire Fort Hancock experience- we ended up heading over to Barnegat for our nephews graduation party on Sunday afternoon. Hanging out with family, eating delicious foods and having a chance to relax.
The next day we spent in Long Beach Island- visiting Barnegat Lighthouse. The view was amazing, though I will admit the height nearly gave me a heart attack. Got some more awesome photos. Ate some more delicious food from the cutest seafood joint- and then finally getting a chance to soak up the sun on the beach before we showered up and headed home.
That sorta sums it up, but we had an amazing weekend. Nothing like (semi) roughing it out in an RV for a couple days, even though we had a shower with hot water, and a gas stove for cooking.
I was surprised when I loaded the SD cards in the pc, and found I had taken about 1000 photos.
That will take some time to sort through, but I've already uploaded 2 photos to my Facebook photography page. So go check it out, and keep checking back. I'm hoping I can get around to a few more pics tonight!
Sandy Hook Lighthouse is located in the vicinity as well. The lighthouse was built in 1764, and is our nations oldest working lighthouse. Originally the lighthouse stood only 500 feet from the tip of Sandy Hook-
However, today, due to growth caused by littoral drift, it is almost one and a half miles inland from the tip.
We covered a lot of ground on the bikes, being there were bike paths all throughout the Fort that made it very convenient to visit all the surrounding buildings. Later, we finished the night by grilling Tuna shish-kabobs.
After spending the second half of Saturday and the first half of Sunday peddling our bikes in light rain around the base, taking hundreds of photos- fighting off mosquito's and being completely amazed by the entire Fort Hancock experience- we ended up heading over to Barnegat for our nephews graduation party on Sunday afternoon. Hanging out with family, eating delicious foods and having a chance to relax.
The next day we spent in Long Beach Island- visiting Barnegat Lighthouse. The view was amazing, though I will admit the height nearly gave me a heart attack. Got some more awesome photos. Ate some more delicious food from the cutest seafood joint- and then finally getting a chance to soak up the sun on the beach before we showered up and headed home.
That sorta sums it up, but we had an amazing weekend. Nothing like (semi) roughing it out in an RV for a couple days, even though we had a shower with hot water, and a gas stove for cooking.
I was surprised when I loaded the SD cards in the pc, and found I had taken about 1000 photos.
That will take some time to sort through, but I've already uploaded 2 photos to my Facebook photography page. So go check it out, and keep checking back. I'm hoping I can get around to a few more pics tonight!
