McFest 2013: Part 1

In August Adam and I went to New Jersey for his family reunion.  Adam's family (haha Adam's family...anyone? anyone?) is from Philadelphia, PA and every two or three years they all head to Sea Isle City, NJ for McFest! Don't worry it's not like the "Jersey Shore" on TV, but we had our fists ready just in case.  It was actually like being in Philadelphia, most of the shops sold "Philly" gear and most of the license plates on cars were from Pennslyvania. (More to come about this).


Our trip started on Tuesday August 6, 2013 when we left Vancouver, WA at 6pm to head to San Francisco for our first layover. We decided to take the Red-Eye to get an extra day in on our trip.  We arrived Wednesday and my Aunt Joy and Uncle Gary (who also live in NJ) picked us up and we planned to spend a few days with them before heading to the shore. We headed straight to breakfast at a hotel on the Jersey side of the Hudson river, and man was it good.  I had a plant strong breakfast wrap with freshly squeezed juice and Adam had corned beef and hash scramble. 



 

The next day, after some much needed rest, we headed into NYC for some fun. My Aunt and I got pedicure's while Adam and Uncle Gary dinked around and had some life-changing sushi :) Adam rarely get's to eat sushi at home so it was a treat for him to have some. Later on we went to have dinner at Blossom Cafe, it was a vegan restaurant (since I'm allergic to dairy it's easier for me to eat at a vegan restaurant).  Oh man, this place was amazing!  I got raw nachos and a lentil burger and Adam, Aunt Joy, and Uncle Gary all got things they could share.  I can't remember everything they got, but everything tasted delicious.

 

On Friday the 9th my Aunt had shoulder surgery so we stayed home and took a day off.  Her surgery went well, she came home all loopy which made us laugh. Then on Saturday my Uncle took Adam and I for a day in the city.  We took the Staten Island Ferry and headed to Manhatten.

 



 

We had a wonderful time together, we walked and walked and walked and walked.  Did I mention we walked? We got to see the new Freedom Tower to replace the World Trade Center (it's the tall building on the left in the photo).  We went to the Crate & Barrell in SoHo to visit our family friend Richard, it was his first Saturday at the his new store.  Then we went to Chipotle for lunch, yum! We ended our day by visiting Rockefeller Center and Times Square, we had to be tourists a little bit!

  

 

Before we knew it we were on the subway headed back to the ferry. We had to get ready to head to Sea Isle City, NJ on Sunday morning. 

 

 

More to follow about our time in Sea Isle City...