we awoke to a bright and sunny day in cape may so had breakfast on the enclosed porch of a restaurant. afterwards, we walked around the shops and then decided on the beach. the beach, for the most part, was deserted, which calmed me, even though it was windy and chilly. we walked along the shoreline where we discovered a horseshoe crab shell, which was funny because my husband had just been describing it to me over breakfast. as i shot photos, my husband found some shells and rocks, and even some sea glass.
the afternoon was for dolphin and whale watching. once we made it into the atlantic ocean, we looked for atlantic bottlenose dolphins and came across several pods in this one area. our guides told us that dolphins are intelligent and curious so actually respond to noise, so after some friendly calling and yells, we saw a few jump and bob right next to our boat. some even dove right under us and would surface on the other side of the ship. they were playful and surprisingly unafraid of us. it was nice to see them thriving in their natural habitat (especially after watching the documentary, 'the cove'). the rest of the tour was spent scouting out larger whales which weren't sighted (but we could technically say we saw whales because dolphins are actually small whales).
right after the tour, we drove directly home, making it back in probably an hour less than the time it took us to get down there during the storm. after unpacking and taking care of some things for tomorrow, the only remnants from the beach are a magnet on our fridge and some sand on our shoes. our weekend retreat was officially over, but we were glad to have the time to simply enjoy each other.
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