We went to that very Harbor View Restaurant & Bar. Sonya was advised to look for a second job there for the evening. After all, her soap bubbles business is not profitable at all. This restaurant is located on the way to Cape May, between two cities. The road is along Ocean Drive. We checked the map and saw that we needed to cross three bridges and then turn left immediately. As soon as we left the WW city limits, we felt like we were on vacation! It's so cool, as if we are already traveling! It's great to discover new places! True, the road is not adapted for cyclists; we rode carefully along the narrow shoulder. The bridges turned out to be just veeeery narrow. Exactly one lane for a car, no room to the left or right. We let several drivers pass and took the risk. The cars behind us were crawling like turtles behind us. It was worse on the second bridge, it is (as I later found out) a drawbridge. That is, a big hill. It's hard to climb it, we dragged our bikes ourselves))) slowly, and accordingly held up all traffic. So we didn't manage to enjoy the beautiful view enough. This bridge is toll for cars. It was cool to fly down from it without pedaling! In fact, WW and CM are surrounded by lakes where there is no ocean. Therefore, there are really many bridges. All these lakes are marinas for a huge number of yachts. You can ride, rent them! The restaurant is located right on the shore. It's a kind of pier. It seems that visitors can arrive on their yacht, park it and enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner!
We immediately spotted a help wanted sign, which made us very happy. The hostess called the manager Irene. The first question was whether we have an SSN, without it she doesn't hire anyone. Well, strict, but it's safer for us too. Irene hired Sonya for the position of Line Cook in the morning! 6 days a week, with a strict schedule! Very, very good! True, Sonya will have to quit the hotel. But it's definitely worth it! We finished at 4 o'clock.
Why don't we dash to Cape May? It seems like we've wanted to for a long time, but there was never an opportunity. The fact that I start working at the very end of WW at 6 only spurred me on. We drove for about 20 minutes. Another big bridge, and we are almost at our destination. In some places we had to use traffic rules, changing lanes at turns to the row we needed.
Actually, we only saw one part of the city. But it amazed us! So clean, beautiful, quiet. The most amazing thing is the trees! There are so many of them here! Here I am sitting on my avenue now, writing a blog, looked around - not a single tree! In CM, there are so many of them! And there are almost no cars. We rode boldly in the middle of the roadway, turned wherever and however we wanted! Everywhere there are very beautiful, well-kept houses, lawns - a real American province! It feels like our WW is stuck in a space-time gap. On Ocean Ave there are cool modern hotels, but all other buildings in the hinterland are old, without repairs. Who needs it, you can't live in them in winter, and there is no one to live in them. And in summer, students and illegal immigrants are happy with cheap apartments! I immediately wanted to live in this cozy town, my soul just rejoices! After Ocean Drive, we only turned left so as not to get lost and quickly drive around the coastal part. Actually, when it was time to return, we realized how far we had gone! I would even say we got lost! We didn't make a circle, but a huge loop! We only got onto Ocean Drive at 5:10. My poor bike, I was squeezing the impossible out of it! And if you take into account the heat, then out of myself too!!! The road was very difficult, I pedaled without stopping, and on those two high bridges I thought I would roll down! But at 5:35 I was already home. My legs wouldn't move!!! And I still have to fly to work! I don't know how I did it!
In general, at the end of the summer I will either hate the bike or I won't be able to live without it! As a result, to CM, through it and back - 30 km, and another 4.5 to work!
