On a day after my muscles were aching from being in air conditioning for extended periods last week, I went down to Ocean City, Maryland for the day. Unfortunately, the rain decided to come along for the trip as well.
There is bus service that operates from Wilmington to Rehoboth, where you can connect to a system of shorter routes that connect the Rehoboth boardwalk, Lewes, the Del. 24 corridor, and Ocean City via Del. 1. Once you get to Ocean City, bus service along the main drag, in theory, runs pretty frequently, although there are stretches where you could wait 10-15 minutes between buses, then have 4 or 5 buses show up within the next 10-15 minute stretch. Think of it as a coastal version of SEPTA's 47 bus.
So, how is it that the State of Delaware can have such foresight to operate a decent bus system for it's beach destinations but New Jersey Transit can barely get bus service to shore points in South Jersey not named Wildwood or Cape May? Wanna get to Sea Isle City, Avalon, or Stone Harbor via NJ Transit? Good luck with that; it's virtually impossible other than about 5 or 6 daily round trips scattered throughout the day.
And while we're on the subject, is there any particular reason why the Delaware River and Bay Authority - who operates the Cape May - Lewes Ferry - can't be bothered to run shuttle buses that meet all ferry arrivals at the Cape May (actually, Lower Township) terminal? A two hour walk along poorly lit U.S. 9 and other back roads through Lower Township and West Cape May just to get to the bus terminal in Cape May City is not enjoyable, especially when it's dark out...
So, I heard there was some bike race in West Chester yesterday. What was it, the "Tour de Farce" or something like that? It certainly must have been if the Chamer of Communists (uh, I mean, Commerce) of Greater West Chester is involved. Anyway, don't expect me to comment much further except to say that I'm glad I wasn't there. Too bad they didn't have a fight break out as was the case after Stage 6 of the Tour de France...
Oh, and the Phillies swept the Reds in a four game set at The Bank. Tell me, where the hell was this team when they lost two of three to Those Braves? Anyway, the Phightins have always been a good second half team (as was the case in 2007 during the chase for the first of three division flags), so to be 4 1/2 back of My-Lanta and within striking distance of the Metropolitan Soap Opera of Flushing, Queens going into the All-Star Break considering that the Phils resemble a MASH unit more than the defending National League champs is no cause for panic.
And Brad Lidge actually got both of his batters out today in earning his 6th save of the year. (And there was much rejoicing, yay)...
And, finally, the World Cup is finally over. You can now resume your lives, already in progress...
2 comments:
In my experience I would be ready to believe the residents of Avalon and Stone Harbor gave NJ Transit incentives to exclude them from a list of stops, they don't take kindly to public transportation users.
That wouldn't surprise me. Avalon and Stone Harbor (and to a lesser extent, Sea Isle City) always struck me as rather snobby compared to the Wildwoods.
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