back from vacation!!!!

[FlyinGN]

well guys and gals.. We had a FANTASTIC vacation!!!!!

where do i start???

Ok the Sand dune is a very nice hotel.. Very clean (but not spotless) and the owners are onsite everyday and take good care of th ehotel. The maid service is the very best that we have ever seen and she got a nice tip too:)

had dinner at A&LP first night and was happy as usual.
had diner second night at Groffs and rate it as one of the best dinners we have had in a while. The turkey was top shelf and the black bottom pie was to die for..
had dinner at the crab house at the two mile landing and had a romantic dinner on the back deck.. Had Mako shark and it was out of the ballpark!!
had dinner at Little Italy and felt it was good but still not quite as good as Alfies.. But still happy.. prices were fair too
Had dinner at Duffys on the lake and was blown away with the Filet.. VERY good..
of course had one dinner at macks too.. Actually Son was sick and had it delivered to the hotel:)
had breakfasts at Waikiki (YUM), port Royal (very good) Casa maria (very quant and good) and at the Admiral (good as usual) and tried the Hot spot on the boardwalk. Was good but not the best. (but the sausage pepper and onion sandwich was very good)

Went to the water park on Moreys pier.. it was very crowded but had a great time..

The beach was spectacular too.

The boardwalk was crowded like mad every night too. And very warm. its usually chilly at night on the boards and we sometimes need a sweater and long pants. Not so this year! lol

ice cream... Scoops was great as uaual and go to meet and introduce myself to the owner. Great guy. Really loves his business and it shows.. 4 stars...
Duffers was very good as usual but had tio wait an hour to get a seat inside to eat ice cream. lol
went to Hassles. very quant and good ice cream.

Played mini gold at Duffers and beat my family with a winning score of 47:)

The shalamar is beautiful and looks like the prices are very good. Looks good for there next year.. They redid the whole place and did a nice job..

The Atmosphere looked awesome.. But no one wanted to go on with me lol

Weather was very nice too. Only one day of rain..

Overall a very good vacation..

[dolfinmusic]

Welcome home Frank! Hope you aren't depressed for too long! Coming home sucks! Thanks for the review!!!

[Crippled_Visions]

I'm glad you had a great time Frank. Welcome back!

[FlyinGN]

thanks guys..

[Al Alven]

Welcome back, Frank!

It’s a real shame we didn’t get a chance to run into each other. We went down on Wednesday afternoon and stayed until Saturday.

This year (more than any other before) I just didn’t want to leave. I sat out on the deck at the Skylark until 4:30 a.m. on Friday night, talking with my brother and uncle about the past few days and reminiscing about days of Wildwoods past.

It was great.

August is always a bittersweet time to visit the island for me. It’s great no matter when you’re in the Wildwoods, but this is the time of year when you can literally feel the summer starting to slip away. And it feels like it was Memorial Day just a few short weeks ago.

Anyway, I’ll admit, I literally had tears in my eyes when we pulled out of town Saturday afternoon. The wife and I spent the car trip home trying to formulate a few plans for day trips (and maybe, just maybe) one more weekend trip before the summer officially ends.

That made me feel a little better; but, like Frank, and everyone else here who knows that sad feeling you get when you leave the Wildwoods for what could be the last time in a given year, it’s just so hard to say good bye.

[FlyinGN]

Al, I think we both share the same heart. We were very sad Sunday and the ride home was very quiet.. In fact I did not sleep well sat night knowing we were leaving the next day. And when my wife got a jump om packing and started packing out clothes sat afternoon I about flipped:( BUT we ARE going back for three days Sept 8-11th:) + I think we are heading down for a day trip and hopefully overnight for the car show/Irish weekend too for one last Moores visit:(

Sigh. I know exactly what you are talking about when you say that you can feel the summer slipping away about this time every year. Im bummed now man... I HATE Winter..

Frank

Frank

[bono715]

I know what you mean about August being bittersweet. Summer is my favorite time of year. It is hard to believe in just a few weeks, it will be Labor Day weekend. And that is when I REALLY get bummed out because that to me is when summer is over, even though September can be pretty warm at times.

My husband and I really enjoyed our stay (8/10-8/14) at The Caribbean -- great place. We will go back there again. Love the colorful rooms and pool shape. We had dinner Friday night at Duffinettis. So sad that it will be closed down after this September. They have such delicious food and we also had a nice breakfast at Uncle Bills. Our next trip we plan to try other places to see what they are like.

[cutietnj]

My husband and I are going this weekend to the Sand Dune. We went last year and compared to where we used to stay (The Sands stayed for years with my family and it is no longer there) it looks great!
I also share your August feelings. I do love this month -its the month we always go to WW. But once we are home it means summer is almost over and I have to go back to work (I am teacher). I don't mind fall but I hate the long dark nights of winter!

[Doowopper]

Great to hear you had a good time. I hate leaving Wildwood. Even though I live within 2 hours I only go once a year, so leaving really sucks. I love nothing more than sitting on an oceanfront balcony in the early evening. It's like the world has no troubles.

[MMM]

Glad to hear you had a great trip, Frank!