Spring Break - Adventures in New Jersey

I'm back from my week long trip to New Jersey! It was a long drive from Michigan, but we made it safe and sound. I managed to hit all the New Jersey coastal lights, the Statue of Liberty, Hershey's Chocolate World in Pennsylvania, The Lost River underground cave, and lots of shopping! We had a great time and I got some INCREDIBLE photos. The weather cooperated for the days I was out shooting and it even snowed on Lady Liberty before it stopped and the sun melted all the white stuff! More photos of Miss Liberty to come.

This photo of Barnegat Lighthouse was an incredible ending to a perfect day. We left at 8:30 am from Frenchtown on Sunday, April 2 and took a wrong turn on the way to Eastpoint Lighthouse and ended up in crossing the Delaware Bridge into Delaware. OOPS! By the time we got home, after hitting Eastpoint, Cape May Lighthouse, Absecon Lighhouse, Hereford Lighthouse, and finishing out the day at Barnegat, it was after 11:00 pm, and the kids were out cold. They were both so good!

Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City is a twin to Barnegat Lighthouse further north up the Jersey Shore. It's too bad the neightborhood in which this light sits is surrounded by condos and the amount of trash that resides on the ground. Absecon Lighthouse was closed, so my only option was to walk all the way around the fence and poke my lens through to get shots. Thankfully, the slats were large enough!

Hereford Lighthouse, located in North Wildwoods, near Cape May, was definitely one of my favorites. I love Victorian-style lights, and judged by the upkeep on this one, it is well taken care of and loved. The gardens are extraordinary and I did get a chance to see some of it in bloom with daffodils, even though it's early in the season. There were a couple of young men who were acting suspicious when I stopped here - they were climbing the metal tower that sits next to the light and they were poking around the back like they were trying to get in. I was watching them and giving them dirty looks since they were in my way anyhow and they didn't like me standing there tapping my foot waiting for them to move! I can only hope I deterred them from an attempted break in.

More news and photos from New Jersey over the next few days, including the fabolous shots of Lady Liberty and Manhattan skyline, so stay tuned!