{"id":981,"date":"2007-10-05T02:58:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-05T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=981"},"modified":"2014-10-01T03:47:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T03:47:46","slug":"things-to-do-at-cape-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=981","title":{"rendered":"Things to do at Cape May"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Count the skimmers!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/IMG_3122onecopy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117649797359972770\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/IMG_3122onecopy-300x200.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">One!<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/IMG_3127twocopy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117649569726706066\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/IMG_3127twocopy-300x200.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Two!<br \/><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/IMG_3126threecopy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117649393633046914\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/IMG_3126threecopy-300x200.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Three!<br \/><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/IMG_3119unknowncopy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117649153114878322\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/IMG_3119unknowncopy-300x200.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">???<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Black Skimmers stage on the beaches of Cape May in the fall and the flock grows to number in the hundreds as the season progresses. They are most often found resting on the beach during the day near the Convention Center &#8211; be sure to look for them, but keep a respectful distance for this endangered species, please!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Have you heard about the first-ever Bird Blogger Conference at this year&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdcapemay.org\/autumn.shtml\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Bird Show<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"> in Cape May?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>In case you live under a rock (or are just not obsessed with birds like the rest of us) you can read the details <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdchick.com\/2007\/08\/first-bird-blogging-confernce.html\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdchick.com\/2007\/10\/cape-may-birds-and-beers.html\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">. Sounds fun, doesn&#8217;t it? Think about joining us while there&#8217;s still time, okay? Cape May is not as far away as you might think and even if it is, it&#8217;s well worth the trip. I&#8217;m lucky to live within a two-hour drive of one the five best birding spots in the country, but there&#8217;s more to Cape May than birds and I&#8217;d love to see you enjoy the beauty of South Jersey before it&#8217;s all paved over and filled up with shopping malls.<\/p>\n<p>The time around Columbus Day always finds me <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=1308\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">under the weather<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"> and in need of a bit of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=1306\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Cape May&#8217;s medicine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">. There&#8217;s something about the salt air and a day off from the routine that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=1307\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">works wonders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"> for my mood&#8230; so I made a quick trip today to be able to share some of the magic with you. Are you ready to join us yet?<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Count the skimmers! One! Two!Three!??? Black Skimmers stage on the beaches of Cape May in the fall and the flock grows to number in the hundreds as the season progresses. 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