On the Boaardwalk

After a rather elegant breakfast buffet (is that an oxymoron?)  we figured out how to use the $30 credit we received from the resort for gambling.  The vast majority of the slot machines are penny machines, with the option of spending up to $1.00 per play, your choice.  Nick did pretty well winning $6 once and over $10 another time, but it’s all gone plus $20.  I’m not crazy about gambling—I’ve used $3 of my $30 and he’ll probably use the rest of it.  To me, it’s not fun to sit in a loud, smelly room and just sit glued to the machine.  Not fun!

After being in the casino for awhile we walked down (up?)  the boardwalk.  I’m guessing it was a couple of miles.  We stopped and looked in shops and bought a few little things, but mostly just looked.  At one point, I decided I needed to touch the Atlantic Ocean.  Walking down to the water, we saw a group of folks congregated around a “pack” of feral cats- 10-12 of them.  They seemed friendly enough, but I didn’t pet—I know what would happen if my cat Ranger were one of them, I’d be bitten/scratched before I knew what had happened.  

Saw a few folks from the tour group and one pair told us that our driver, Stan, would be leaving us in Philadelphia to drive another group into Canada.  That’s too bad, cuz he is very good, we are his first tour group (he drove big rigs before) and we will miss his friendliness.  I’m sure the substitute driver will  be fine, but……

As we walked the boardwalk, we saw the Trump Taj Mahal and went in to take a look.  It is the same inside as all casinos- dark, loud and smokey.  We also saw the Hard Rock Café.  In our travels we have made it a point to eat at HR café’s wherever it is feasible.  London, Barcelona, Scandinavia, Mexico,  lots of places.  With some of our meals paid for by the tour, not sure if we’ll get there this time or not.

Nick’s taking a nap, I think I’ll find a way to download this and then we’ll see what happens next.  
Took beach pics from our window after the sun came out a little.

We decided to eat lunch/supper at Hard Rock Cafe- 2 appetizers and some ice cream.  Back to the room for awhile and then we went to the entertainment.  Allen Edwards, a singer who performed all sorts  of familiar music. Very entertaining.    Tomorrow-- day trip to Philadelphia.