A Little of Cape May

06/30/202206/30/2022 / Shirley Sorbello / 2 Comments

Here’s a few photos of my favorite place in New Jersey – Cape May and it’s surrounding areas. Cape May is a unique Victorian beach town with lovely beaches, shops, fabulous restaurants and a rich history…even a slew of ghosts!

Hope you also have some fun summer plans!

*Cape May Lighthouse in Cape May Point State Park*

*The Cape May-Lewes Ferry seen from Sunset Beach in Cape May Point*

Hidden Treasures

05/16/202205/16/2022 / Shirley Sorbello / Leave a comment

*Higbee Beach 5/15/22 Photo credit: Sherri Sorbello*

A piece of history known as the “ghost tracks” have returned to the Higbee Beach area along the Delaware River in Cape May. Beach erosion and storms have continued to unearth the tracks from time to time, most recently in the last 10 days. My daughter and I visited that area yesterday.

The century-old tracks were built by the Cape May Sand Company who in 1905 began sand mining and dredging sand from the beach to be processed for glass and cement.

During the World War I period (1916-1919) this area served as a munitions testing ground performed by the Bethlehem Steel Loading Company. The tracks were used to move cannons and massive munitions along the coastline that were then fired into the beach and sand dunes to test their strength for the US and its allies, including Russia, France, and England.

Fortunately, sand mining operations were suspended in 1936 when Cape May became concerned about depleting sand from nearby bathing beaches.

This is how the tracks appeared on May 15, 2022.

Resources: https://www.phillyvoice.com/cape-may-ghost-tracks-higbee-beach-railroad-noreaster/

https://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/2022/05/coastal-storm-unearths-cape-mays-century-old-creepy-ghost-tracks.html

There’s Still Magic at Cape May Point

06/14/2015 / Shirley Sorbello / 6 Comments

Recently I spent a week in Cape May Point, New Jersey hoping to find the magic that I wrote about last year in Magical Moments. Although this trip with my daughter was just as fun and relaxing, I still hadn’t experienced that deep sense of inner peace and connection with “all there is” that I had found there previously…until the night before we left.

I love when the sun or moon sparkles on the water. It speaks to the innermost part of me in ways I can’t describe. Frolicking dolphins are a sure sign that there’s magic in the air. This is when it began for me, about an hour before sunset on Sunset Beach.

Frolicking Dolphin

I looked at the water through the lens of my camera and the magic began (at least for me).

Sunset Beach

It’s exciting to catch a wave crashing on the shore.

Sunset Beach

Just before I left I had to capture this from the parking lot.

Sunset Beach

I hope you enjoyed sharing my special memories of Sunset Beach! Have you been to a beach lately? Any special moments you’d like to share?

Florida Beaches

04/21/201507/29/2015 / Shirley Sorbello / 8 Comments

I recently spent some time in Florida and want to share some of my beach photos with you. To me, there is nothing more relaxing than watching the waves come into shore and feeling the breeze blow through my hair.