Collage of Memories

One more mix of memories from vacation before we return to our regularly scheduled programming.

More Wildwood Videos

Here are some more Wildwood videos to give you a taste of our trip down the Shore.

Wildwood Friday Night Fireworks

We're back from our vacation, and wanted to share some of the fun with the Mod-Blog audience. Here are a few moments from the Friday Night Fireworks from Wildwood, NJ.

Wildwood voted "Top NJ Heritage Destination"

CRChair and I have made no secret of our unabashed love for all things Wildwood. So it was with considerable excitement that I saw the non-profit group "Heritage New Jersey" held a contest and the Wildwoods were voted Top NJ Heritage Destination. It certainly has been important to my personal heritage.

"The Wildwoods by-the-Sea are the best heritage tourism destination in New Jersey because visiting takes you back to a time when America was at its optimistic best,'' he said. "When the Garden State Parkway was completed in the 1950's hundreds of motels were built. They are fanciful motels designed to appeal to the passing motorist. They have exotic names like Shalimar, Royal Hawaiian, Pink Champagne, and Caribbean. Each one was designed to appeal to any type of visitor, to forget where he or she came from and transport them to a tropical location within a short drive from home.

"When I'm in Wildwood, I am taken back to my own childhood,'' Hirsch said. "I ride my bike on the three-mile boardwalk – only in the morning – I sit on the largest, safest, free beach in New Jersey, I eat locally made ice cream, and play miniature golf. Who gets to go back to their own childhood for the weekend? I do. When I was child the water tower read, ‘Wildwood Welcomes the World.' It's still true.''

This is great news for the tourism trade of the Jersey Shore. Here is hoping many new people discover the joys of the Wildwoods. If you are interested in learning more yourself, this is a good place to start (warning, music plays when you open the site).

Nomad Does His Best on Friday

Whither the Nomad?

Hmmmm... Perhaps clicking the image will give a clue as to his whereabouts... If not today, perhaps on Tuesday...

Wildwood, NJ: #30 of Time's "Authentic American Experiences"

We love Wildwood, NJ. My parents vacationed there before I was born. My first visit was somewhere around my second or third birthday, and one of my favorite memories is my older cousins coming down while we were on vacation and taking me out for a long walk on the boardwalk with "the big kids". I love the long boardwalk, I love the deep beaches, and I love the smell of the salt air. So, it is nice to see the Wildwoods getting some love as #30 on Times 50 "Authentic American Experiences".

CRCHAIR's Wildwood Photos

Here are the photos that I took on our Wildwood vacation. Not the same quantity as Nomad, but hopefully as good quality.

Vacation Photos - The Full Set

After 38.09 miles walked on the boards, 15 animals from the claw machines, over 160,000 points earned at skeeball/videopoker/etc., and about 10 upload sessions to Flickr/YouTube, our vacation is over and we have returned to the Batcave. Tomorrow is the return to work and normality (such as it is). If you want to review where we have been and what we saw, click on the images below to see my whole photoset. CRChair's will be coming later.

Friday Night Fireworks

One of the new traditions in Wildwood is a fireworks show every Friday at 10:30 PM. Here is a little clip of that fireworks show from last night. The only disappointment is that they did not play "Wildwood Days this year.

7.60 Miles Walked Today

8.39 Miles Walked Yesterday

The Roar of the Waves, the Peace of the Soul

Wildwood Daze

It is amazing the sights you can see at Wildwood when you are out and about.

Nomad wins a jackpot

Nomad wins a jackpot
Originally uploaded by nomad7674.

Even Godzilla Loves Wildwood

Nomad gets the sign of the beast

Nomad was playing a game on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey and got an interesting score.