Thursday, May 13, 2021: For the first time in years, I saw the ocean at the New Jersey Shore: Sea Girt to be exact. Upon arriving, I saw the outside of the Sea Girt Lighthouse, 9 Ocean Avenue, Sea Girt (732-974-0514). Since 1896, this lighthouse had been a beacon for ships off the NJ Coast between Sandy Hook and Barnegat. Although the interior wasn’t open, I did see it online through videos and pictures. One of the rooms looked like a circa 1890s living room, and other rooms displayed items, pictures, and texts dealing with local history, in addition to a Fresnel lens that the lighthouse keeper had to light with kerosene. Anyway, after taking pictures of this lighthouse and other close by sights: the Pavilion, the ocean and beach, the non-commercial boardwalk, and some grand-looking Victorian houses along Ocean Avenue, I ate a picnic lunch and called it a relaxing day. A short drive to the nearby town of Manasquan with over 40 businesses in the downtown, that someone described as a “Normal Rockwell painting,” could make for a full day!
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