WILDWOOD, N.J. — As Jersey Shore towns go, the Wildwoods (shorthand for Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest; Jersey loves identifying similarly named towns with “The” as in Oranges and Amboys) are about pretty much the antithesis of the Seven Mile Island towns of Avalon and Stone Harbor. Whereas those two are quiet towns with beach houses and no boardwalks, Wildwood full of motels and a long boardwalk.
Needing to keep my son out of the house for a few hours for cleaning, we decided to spend a little time on the Wildwood boardwalk. We parked on the last street in North Wildwood and pushed the stroller up one of the steep ramps onto the boardwalk and headed south. Several years ago, my first impressions of the Wildwood Boardwalk was that it was more tacky than trashy and that remains my opinion. We saw lots of shops with t-shirts extolling the merits of New Jersey, regional teams, Cookie Monster and my favorite, the “I put ketchup on my ketchup” shirt. I restrained myself from buying it.
Food wise, I wound up getting Curley Fries which are actually crinkle cut, while Erica got funnel cake. We all shared it, Will approves. We also stopped a Stewart’s stand for root beer. I took a few photographs while we were there too.
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