Jersey Shore

This is a life car on display at the lighthouses. You climb in there with 7-8 other adults and ride a cable to shore after wrecking your ship on the coast. I cannot imagine how horrible it is inside this thing. I guess it is better than dying but I am not really sure.

Do you see Maeve in the background about to walk into the water? Can you tell how cold it is outside. Too bad I did not turn sooner and yell "STOP!!"
We visited the twin lighthouses. We climbed to the top of one of them which just confirmed to me that I have a serious fear of heights.
Yes I let my children climb on top of a cannon.
On our last full day in New Jersey we went to the shore. I love the beach and how relaxing watching and hearing the waves is. Unfortunately we were only there five minutes before Maeve decided she wanted to see how cold the water was and walked into the water up to her thighs. Since it was just above freezing outside you can imagine how cold the water was. She had to go to the van for the rest of the time and Grandma and I took turns sitting with her. You can find whole shells on the east but we never could find anything but tiny little broken pieces on the west coast. Why is that?