After breakfast we headed back to my aunt's to change into real clothes before taking off again. Our next stop of the morning was the Asbury Park Public Library for a music exhibit put on by the Smithsonian. It was a pretty neat display describing the evolution of music in America and all of the different influences over time. Though rather small, we still managed to spend a decent amount of time absorbing the actually fascinating information. (I did sneak off to the book stacks for a little while as Kat finished up). Next we headed to the neighboring town of Ocean Grove to look around. Three were some interesting buildings and the place has quite a bit of history. However, what most caught our attention was the beach. As it was a beautiful cloud day, we decided to get a closer look and of course, take a bunch of pictures :)
We took a short break to blog a bit and go through a few pictures before it was back to jersey family and food! Kat had mentioned before that she didn't like lobster bisque and so I decided she needed to try some real stuff. For this, we headed over to a restaurant called Shore Fresh. The food was amazing the first time I'd been there and the second time did not disappoint. Up first was the lobster bisque and it was a success! Kat even got a second helping. We followed that with some scrumptious scallops and delicious blackened tuna bits. There was much sharing of food, making of fish faces and telling of stories.
We ate our fill at Shore Fresh and then it was back to my Aunt's for Girls' Night In! Tea and snacks were put on the coffee table (along with some pretty nifty napkins) and the blow up couch was pulled out and filled for us extra guests (very fun to sit in, by the way). Wild Hogs was the movie of choice and my goodness, did it have us laughing. A story of four grown men who go on a road trip across the US seemed appropriate. Now, they had tossed their cell phones while we would have been rather miserable at times without the iPad. These guys also traveled by motorcycle which pales in comparison to the comfy, roomy CRV. Beyond those and a few other small things, it was Kat and I! On the open road, exploring places and meeting fun and interesting new people. Letting loose, learning about ourselves and coming back with new eyes. Not a bad way to end day 40 of our trip.
We ate our fill at Shore Fresh and then it was back to my Aunt's for Girls' Night In! Tea and snacks were put on the coffee table (along with some pretty nifty napkins) and the blow up couch was pulled out and filled for us extra guests (very fun to sit in, by the way). Wild Hogs was the movie of choice and my goodness, did it have us laughing. A story of four grown men who go on a road trip across the US seemed appropriate. Now, they had tossed their cell phones while we would have been rather miserable at times without the iPad. These guys also traveled by motorcycle which pales in comparison to the comfy, roomy CRV. Beyond those and a few other small things, it was Kat and I! On the open road, exploring places and meeting fun and interesting new people. Letting loose, learning about ourselves and coming back with new eyes. Not a bad way to end day 40 of our trip.
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