So what did we do this Saturday? If you guessed visiting Ocean Grove for the Chocolate Lovers Weekend, you're right! We've fallen in love with this little town (actually an extension of Neptune Township) since discovering it this summer. And this month they had Chocolate Lovers Weekend. If you stopped by the Chamber of Commerce, you could pick up a map of all the inns in town that were open for free tours. Also, they offered a scavenger hunt for all participants. You went from business to business trying to find a hidden heart box in each one. If you came back with your sheet filled out, you got a prize. But we only had an hour and a half before naptime, so we hit about 5 of 'em.
One of our favorite places to go is The Baker Boys. They had a free coffee tasting today (yay for Jim!) and free fresh baked cupcakes (yay for T!). The icing was buttercream and fantastic.
No, that's not chocolate!
Even the local realty companies were in on the festivities. Each place we went to had M&Ms, brownies, cookies, you name it... Irresistible!
Our first stop on the inn tour was to The Majestic. By far it was the most beautiful B&B I've ever been in. Everything was detailed and modern. I've left the pics kinda big (although it's making this a huge post) so that you can see it all.
Mural. Cool.
If you're going to stay in Ocean Grove, this is the place to do it. Everything was modern on the inside. So cool. This place had apartment-style rooms with full amenities, as well as balconies for some rooms. Nice view.
On the top floor there was a small area called "the widow's walk". Surrounded by windows, this is traditionally where the wives of sailors would gaze out to sea, hoping that their lost loved ones would return home. It offers a fantastic view of the town (south above, east below).
Remind you of Mary Poppins at all?
The two pictures below are of a smaller inn across the street, the Henry Richard Inn. It was adorable and homey. When I walked in, there was free soup and coffee being handed out and lots of chatting going on in the dining room. The decorations in each guest room were unique and thematic.
Jim and T check out the sand.
Last stop, The Lillegaard Bed and Breakfast. The coolest thing about this place, by far, was the tea room in the basement. They offer afternoon tea on the weekends, complete with lunch and 'dress up' gear (gloves, hats). No joke!
I was wearing a sweater, fleece, and raincoat. Thank goodness the rain stopped when we arrived in OG. I can't stand being cold outside... hopefully it will be this mild next year so we can come back.
Ocean Grove is located two towns away from Avon By the Sea (where we had beach passes last summer). You can walk from one to the other via the boardwalk that goes through Bradley Beach. Continuing on northward, you'd be in Asbury Park.
The resident pig?
There are virtually no driveways in this town. Stinks to find parking in the summer, for sure.
A view of Main Avenue.
The color palate that people use is just fantastic!
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That sounds like so much fun! We do miss our NE weekend getaways!
Ad had an interview in Newburgh, NY... it went well. He really liked the school (sounds like it would be all teaching, no research, which is surprising to me that he liked it so much, but he did). He heads to SI in the morning. They way he talks, it sounds like he's really hoping NY again. We'll see??? How poor will we be there? (near NYC) email me. I have a feeling I'll have to start job hunting if we move back to NY. I'm sure it costs more on the eastern side than it did in the western side. So much to think about!
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