Day 28 - Salisbury, MD to Atlantic City, NJ

Today started out with kangaroo for breakfast.  Salisbury isn't the greatest place for morning meals, so I snacked on my kangaroo jerky to make it to lunch.  We've eaten a lot of southern cuisine and seafood, so lunch today was cheap chinese.  It was mainly out of necessity since I needed something really fast before boarding the ferry.  Not great, but better than being hungry.  Erin had a donut from Dunkin' Donuts.

Much nicer Ferry Terminal in Delaware.

Waiting our turn.

Ferry coming in while we wait by the patio bar.

This ferry fits 70 cars!

Dolphins!  (Really hard to see their fins, sorry.)

This isn't the first time we saw dolphins.  I just didn't mention it on the Hatteras ferry.  Apparently dolphins love hanging out in Atlantic bays.

Erin with Lucy.

Me with Lucy.  (I got her good side!)

You can pay to go inside for a guided tour, but we decided to head on to Atlantic City instead.

At the intersection of Park Place and Boardwalk.  I have a monopoly on blue!

I found Baltic too, but it's a little scarier.  (Only purple, so it makes sense.)

View from the Courtyard.

Everyone is getting pushed in carts.  This is worse than pedi-cabs.

The beach.

Not as good as Ocean City, but a real boardwalk.

Themed-section.

Erin in the western area.

View from the Caesar's shops.

After walking the boardwalk, we had an early dinner at a famous submarine shop.

Old-time restaurant.

This was a half!  Who could eat a whole?

After dinner I wanted to see the Borgata, so we decided to walk.  I wouldn't recommend it.  It's a lot longer than I realized.

Everyone has been pretty negative about Atlantic City.  Everything I read talks about casinos closing, blight, and high crime.  We walked right through the public housing on the way to the Borgata and while it was not desirable, I felt perfectly safe during the day.  I think Atlantic City is still a nice weekend getaway for gamblers.  It's like Vegas mixed with a beach.

Some of the bad housing on our walk.

The Borgata and an empty lot.

We finally made it and found a fancy place.

Borgata Lobby.

Machine going crazy after I won $75 with a $1.25 bet.

The Borgata was the nicest casino we saw but Caesar's and the Tropicana are nice too.  The Trump Plazaq was probably the funniest one we saw.  It's closing soon, but there was a huge line for the buffet.  We weren't sure why until we saw an advertisement upstairs.

Well, that explains it.

I'm not even sure how they make money at a buffet with those prices.  I'm guessing they don't.  The idea is just to draw people into the building.  Apparently it doesn't work since the Plaza is closing.

What are crab fries?

The Quarter at the Tropicana.

Uh...no thanks.

Then we watched a 3D light show.

Very cool show for free on the boardwalk.

Then it was time for a late dinner since it had been six hours since eating the early one.

Buffalo chicken pizza.  A New York staple.

Strawberry funnel cake.  Erin's favorite fair dinner!

Night view.

Atlantic City was more fun than expected.  I expected urban blight with a decent boardwalk, but there are a few Vegas-quality casinos and plenty to see.  It's only a few hours from home, so I might have to make a return visit in the next few months.

Tomorrow we drive back to New York!