Experiencing America > 2019 > Mountains, Fields, & the Beach > Day 5
Day FIVE...
Friday, July 19th, 2019
This day was a day of relaxation and exploration. The main goal of the day was to spend the day in the Atlantic Ocean. It was in the high 90's to near 100 outside; so why not me in the ocean? With us starting in Princeton, New Jersey, we headed straight east on Interstate 195 to the Jersey Shore. For a nice clean and relaxing day at the beach we went to Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
A statue at the end of NJ 33 in Ocean Grove.
A welcome sign at the beach.
Looking north along the beach.
Looking straight east to the ocean.
Looking north along the beach.
Looking back east at the ocean.
After a day in the ocean it was time for lunch and to get out of the sun. As we made our way back to Princeton, New Jersey, we toured around the small community of Ocean Grove. This brought some interesting sights and a discovery of a local hot dog/burger joint for lunch and some cool air.
A random wizard on a roof.
The Windmill; our stop for lunch.
The food from the Windmill.
As we headed back to the hotel to clean up from the ocean, there was one stop see another bit of history that the east coast of the United States has to offer. For this we headed to see the infamous sight where Washington crossed the Delaware.
Back to State #5...Pennsylvania...
Once on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River we went to the Washington Crossing State Park, at Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. This place had some rustic buildings and a nice open park near the sight of the crossing.
Looking across the Delaware River at the New Jersey shore.
A marker near the sight where the crossing occurred.
Looking east down the Delaware River towards the Washing Crossing bridge.
A statue of George Washington at the park.
Back to State #6...New Jersey...
The NEw Jersey Welcome Sign at the Washington Crossing Bridge.
After a few hours of relaxation it was time for some night exploring. So we headed north on the New Jersey Turnpike to New York City.
Now to State #9...New York!!...
The New York State Welcome Sign on EB I-278.
Going through New York we went through three of the city's boroughs. This was Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.
A memorial for the those that were lost from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey at the Goethens Bridge toll plaza.
Looking at Lower Manhattan from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Looking at the Statue of Liberty from I-278.
Looking at the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park in Lower Manhattan.
Looking at the World Trade Center.
Looking north at the Brooklyn Bridge from the FDR.
Looking west down Canal Street in Manhattan.
While touring a on ashort time in New York City, we went in Lower Manhattan, then across the Brooklyn Bridge; then back across the East River on the Manhattan Bridge into Chinatown. Then is was up West Avenue up to 42nd Street to the Lincoln Tunnel to head back to Princeton, New Jersey.
Back to State #6...New Jersey...
That concluded the adventurous for this day...
Day SIX