10.24.2009: The first 25 miles of our trip was quite steamy - literally! I mean after all, this is a honeymoon ;) Before you all stop reading, we are talking about our car and it overheating on the Verrazano Bridge. Yes, of all places our car decided to hit the dangerous red zone on the temperature gauge just as we were getting on the bridge. We drove across - in the danger zone - and stopped on the side of the road where we thought of how lame we would look if our next blog was, well, our car died. We were thinking of clever phrases such as "Stranded in Staten" and that is all we came up with... Back to the car - long story short, when we got our oil changed prior to departing, our mechanic Rom forgot to put the radiator cap back on our radiator and we were driving with absolutely zero coolant in our engine. Luckily Paul (pronounced Pawwlly with a heavy Staten Island accent) was able to fix the problem by pouring two full containers of coolant into our car for about $15. After about 20 minutes we were on our way again.
Our destination - Atlantic City, NJ:
No stop to South NJ is complete without visiting two Jersey landmarks. Lucy the Elephant and Wawa, done and done! Our first stop was visiting Lucy, a giant elephant shaped structure that was once a hotel in Margate, NJ. After a couple of pictures of Lucy we headed to the real jewel of New Jersey and one of our favorite places, Wawa! There was enjoyed a Wawa Made to Order (MTO) hoagie and a cup of fresh Wawa coffee.
We walked around the boardwalk on a very windy night. We stopped in a couple of casinos which all looked the same to us. Although we feel very lucky in life (obviously, we found each other) we did not even gamble a nickel. For those of you who have never been to Atlantic City, the board game Monopoly is named after some of the streets in Atlantic City and we stopped and took pictures with some of the street signs displayed as Monopoly game pieces.
We stopped by both the Covenant House Crisis Center and the brand new Rights of Passage building to say hello to the Faith Community volunteers who were working. David started with Covenant House in Atlantic City in 2005 where he was a Youth Advisor. Coming back to visit, David felt right at home and enjoyed talking about the agency with current Faith Community volunteers.
We headed to the Faith Community house in beautiful Brigantine, NJ - where we stayed for the evening. No night in Brigantine, NJ is complete without a visit to the Rod and Reel (the R&R) for some fried bar food, cheap pitchers of beer and quite possibly the worlds worst (or best) karaoke. We really enjoyed hanging out at the R&R with Renee, a current Faith Community volunteer.
10.25.2009: Awaking to a beautiful sunrise in Brigantine, NJ we shared in morning prayer with the Faith Community volunteers. Harry, one of the Faith Community volunteers, led a very thoughtful time of reflection on the idea of compassion. Today we head south to Philadelphia, PA for a cheese steak challenge - how many can David and Katrina eat? Which Philly cheese steak will be crowned the best? Then we head through Delaware and Maryland with our final destination of the evening being Washington, D.C. where we will be staying with the Young family.
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