Unseasonably Cold

Went to the Bradley Beach Memorial Day parade yesterday to see the Ragtimers. It's was cold, rainy and very windy. Before we got there we passed through Avon and saw what was left of the pavilion, snack shop and restaurant.

It's hard to see, but it's all leveled. They raised the boardwalk in that area and are rebuilding the pavilion. There was a huge crane but unfortunately there is nothing there...yet.

We got to Bradley beach and to our surprise there were more people than expected despite the weather. The beach looked smaller than it was and huge rocks were moved to new spots. Therefore you couldn't get to the jetties because there is ocean between the beach and rocks.

The parade started with a sprinkle of rain. It was a very short parade and Budd (I don't think I have to explain who that is to the Estler family) was there. He didn't recognize Tyler because of the facial hair. He took a picture of Tyler and Dylan so those friends with him on Facebook check it out.

The parade was over before we could blink. Walked down the boardwalk and looked at the vendors, but it was just too cold and we needed to get home for Dylan's nap. We made a pit stop at the Jackson outlets to take advantage of my email sale at children's place then home to warm up. Hope today is a bit warmer with our plans to go to point pleasant to meet up with Ana and the family to go on the boardwalk to ride the rides and play the games.