We took a joy ride with some friends down to Cape May and Wildwood yesterday at the peak of the storm.
We hit a few marinas and then stopped at my favorite shore bar, Good Night Irene's in Wildwood.
Can't beat over 30 micros on tap.
The place was quiet when we went in and the snow was already 5" deep on the steps outside.
When we got our first, the barkeep said they were expecting about a hundred bicyclists that were doing a charity pub crawl. They were doing a benefit for a young person with cancer.
In a few minutes over 150 screaming, beer swilling people piled in. The sidewalk was littered with bicycles and even more people.
These were not high end spandex bicycle riders but regular people with a collection of rusty beach bikes, old lady tricycles and kids bikes.
They had started at the Bolero and had 4 bars to hit with Irene's being number two.
The bar provided free draft domestics for a half hour to the participants.
When they left we went outside to watch them peddle through 5" of unplowed snow to the next bar in N Wildwood and it was hilarious. Most ended up on their sides within a short distance.
We stayed till almost dark and trudged out into about 7" when we started for the long slippery ride back to Waterford.
A great day to explore the shore, good times with good beers and a beautiful ride home on the back roads of Woodbine and Estell Manor.
Scott