We were underway at 0935 this morning heading further up the NJICW. We passed an area that reminded me of Nags Head, North Carolina with streets running perpendicular to the ocean all the way back to the bay with houses lining the streets about as close together as will allow a driveway between them.

We then crossed the length of Barnegat Bay which runs about 15 miles parallel with the ocean, and then turned west into Toms River. We saw a lot of small boats fishing on Barnegat Bay and quite a few sailboats taking advantage of the 10-15 knot winds. When we turned into the Toms River we had many encounters with larger boats whose operators were extremely inconsiderate and discourteous in passing other slower and smaller boats. It seemed that by early afternoon every boat owner in New Jersey was out on the water enjoying the sunshine.

We’ve anchored on the south side of the river in a small cove hoping to get some protection from the south wind; its still rough, mostly because of the wakes created by small boats.

The second picture is what we witnessed as we were waiting for our anchor to set.