Sea Isle City, Larsen's Marina and at Mary's House

This blog will chronicle our (Pat and Patty Anderson's) 

cruising adventures on the Great Loop!

DAY 59 - May 29, 2017

We had arranged to visit a teacher colleague of Patty's from the Camden School District whom we had not seen in 42 years but had kept in touch with via Christmas cards and letters over the years, so we started looking for a marina in Sea Isle City.

The Sea Isle City Municipal Marina returned our first phone call on Friday but I missed it. Then Saturday, Sunday and Monday phone calls just went to voice mail, no return calls.  So we started calling all the other marinas in Sea Isle City. Minmar was full, Pier 88 was full, and so on. Finally, we called the last one, Larsen's Marina. They said they could accommodate us but they wanted us to know they mostly had small fishing boats in their slips, there was no electricity, and they did not permit sleeping overnight on boats in their marina! Normally, that would be a deal killer, but not for us. All we needed was a parking spot for a few days, and the price was right!

Daydream tied up at Larsen's Marina in Sea Isle City

We made the short cruise from Schooner Island Marina in Wildwood to Larsen's Marina in Sea Isle City, got tied up, and called our friend Mary, who came down and picked us up within 20 minutes or so. Larsen's was not kidding about what kind of marina it is, either!  It is right on the NJICW, which is quite narrow through Sea Isle City. Very short slips, narrow floating docks that have so much movement they would challenge a tightrope walker, and a very strong current. There was barely enough width to get fenders down on both sides, It was a challenge getting Daydream in the slip, and the stern is hanging out a couple of feet into the NJICW, but so are the sterns of a couple of other boats.

We had a great time catching up with Mary last night, a wonderful dinner, and a night in a real bed! We are going to do some sightseeing apparently, re-provisioning and a little shopping. So the blog will probably be dark for the next two days, and June 1, we will be on our way for our next destination, Atlantic City!