{"id":5574,"date":"2021-07-30T07:55:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T11:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=5574"},"modified":"2021-08-23T06:44:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T10:44:02","slug":"20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 07\/26: Long Beach Island, NJ: A day with Kenny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joan&#8217;s cousin, Kenny Feldman (her mother&#8217;s brother&#8217;s son), purchased a lovely home on Long Beach Island (LBI), NJ. Newer homes on the island like his are elevated to withstand the occasional flooding. He has experienced a few feet of water in his garage and basement area that did not damage the living part of his home or furnishings.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny gave us an extended tour of Long Beach Island (LBI) that started with a tour of his home, and lunch at the Chicken and Egg.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5574 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-july-and-august-philadelphia-longwood-margate-and-the-beaches\/20210726-long-beach-with-kenny20210726_134737\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_134737-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_134737-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_134737-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_134737-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_134737-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_134737-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5527'>\n\t\t\t\tEnjoyed lunch at Chicken and Egg &#8211; strange name, good food\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2021-july-and-august-philadelphia-longwood-margate-and-the-beaches\/20210726-long-beach-with-kenny20210726_170657\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_170657-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_170657-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_170657-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_170657-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_170657-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-Long-Beach-with-Kenny20210726_170657-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5526'>\n\t\t\t\tJoan and Stu after lunch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The tour then covered the island from the park and wildlife refuge on the South end to the park and Barnegat Lighthouse at the North end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5585\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-1024x969.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge was created partially to protect the Piping Plovers, identified by a banding around their necks. They, like the sandpipers, follow the water in and out as it kisses the beach, feeding on the small animals that live in the sand and come to the surface as the water recedes. Hundreds of birds seem to move as one, running in and out on the sand as the tiny waves break.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5574 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726-more-long-beach-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-5-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5591'>\n\t\t\t\tPiping Plovers feeding at the water&#8217;s edge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726-more-long-beach-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-4-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5592'>\n\t\t\t\tDinner is served\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726-more-long-beach-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5594'>\n\t\t\t\tKids playing at the water&#8217;s edge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726-more-long-beach-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5593'>\n\t\t\t\tA small bulkhead keeping part of the rough water from eroding the sand\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726_long_beach_brigantine_lighthouse\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5771 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210726_Long_Beach_Brigantine_Lighthouse-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210726_Long_Beach_Brigantine_Lighthouse-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210726_Long_Beach_Brigantine_Lighthouse-804x1024.jpg 804w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210726_Long_Beach_Brigantine_Lighthouse.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kenny&#8217;s tour continued as he drove North to Barnegat Light. The lighthouse was built in the late 1850&#8217;s, powered by oil, and guided seamen, mostly fisherman, into the sometimes treacherous waters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-5574 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726-more-long-beach-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-7-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5589'>\n\t\t\t\tThe current Lighthouse was built in 1857-58, and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726-more-long-beach-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-8-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5588'>\n\t\t\t\tIn addition to tourism, LBI supports a small fishing industry in a lovely harbor on the bay side\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726_lbi-kennys-house\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210726_LBI-Kennys-house-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210726_LBI-Kennys-house-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210726_LBI-Kennys-house-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210726_LBI-Kennys-house.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5770'>\n\t\t\t\tWonderful evening at Kenny&#8217;s house\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/20210726-more-long-beach-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-10-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-10-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-10-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210726-more-long-beach-10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5586'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd finally, just before saying goodby to Kenny, we shared a sunset at LBI\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After the tour, Kenny treated us to a wonderful home-cooked dinner, with his son Dan joining us. Stu especially enjoyed Dan&#8217;s explaining his work on the Navy&#8217;s new electronic catapult that is intended to eventually replace the steam equipment now used to launch aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The day ended, as all days end, with the sun setting in the west, as we reluctantly left Kenny and his beautiful island.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/20210721-atlantic-city\/\">Continue to Atlantic City by Clicking Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<input type=\"button\" value=\"Click here to return to the Previous Page\" class=\"alg_back_button_input \" style=\"\" onclick=\"window.history.back()\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joan&#8217;s cousin, Kenny Feldman (her mother&#8217;s brother&#8217;s son), purchased a lovely home on Long Beach Island (LBI), NJ. Newer homes on the island like his are elevated to withstand the occasional flooding. He has experienced a few feet of water in his garage and basement area that did not damage the living part of his &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/20210726-visit-long-beach-island-nj\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2021 07\/26: Long Beach Island, NJ: A day with Kenny<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":5587,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5574","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5574"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6055,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5574\/revisions\/6055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}