Fraserx Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Tell me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortflyer Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 I heard it was the name of a gay bar Owned by the origional Blue Oyster Establishment! (i'm gonna catch hell for this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdnzl23 Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned / Nor hell a fury like an Antman scorned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaiiden Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Tell me! Very basically? It's a huge beach. HUGE. Like, it takes you 10 minutes to walk from the boardwalk to the water. The winds are always very good as well. So lots of room to fly/buggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVflyer Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 I went once with my son (he lives in Coral Springs Fl.) and it had rained hard for a day or so before we arrived. I asked him what he thought of the beach and he said "Dad, I've seen a beach on both ends of our country and this isn't one!" The sand is extremely fine, even made of silt or atomized dust granules, when it rains huge puddles form. You can drive on it too without a big problem. The best part about Wildwood is the size of the place, a ten minute brisk walk from the boradwalk to the waterfront is absolutely true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 well its been my hometown my whole life and you cant beat the large beach great weather and friendly people and great food that are there .. any kiteflier has to fly there once to complety understand the experence first hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodyspecial Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Hey Ant was waiting for you to post, hey, is there any decent coffee shops out next to the beach there? i never had a chance to find one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 yea i think so ill look for you.. they have a starbucks and just opened a dunkin doughnuts on the boards most good coffe shops i got to are off shore near my home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodyspecial Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Hey Ant, I'm doing a part time job, and i'm gonna look into getting some time around the seventh or eighth off to go an visit, i might just end up doing a walk on to the ferry to keep the price in a decent range. You think you would be willing to do a pickup through that weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AldenMiller Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Hmmm, I think FortFlyer might be right. Things I learned about Antman when we were doing the refueling... It's the biggest beach I have ever seen. I never even made it to the water... When the winds are coming off the water it is a sweeeeeeet place to be. When they drift off the boardwalk it can be hottttttttt! I had a blast when I was there and I am looking forward to returning. -Alden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 what month of the 7th or 8th nobody special?? july i hope if so im off of work all next week so if you want to come here sooner let me know i can pick you up and take you back no problem..on those days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraserx Posted June 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 I GoogleEarth-ed "Wildwood, NJ" and wow - it does look huge! Fantastic stuff. It got me thinking about a beach on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides - the big chain of almost-linked islands you see running north-south down the west side of Scotland if you look at a map of the whole country. I used to go up there for a month in the summer to stay with an aunt when I was a teenager (give my parents some peace and quiet!). Anyway, any of you with GoogleEarth - enter "Scarista" or "Scarista, UK" and see what you get. If it works, you'll see this ludicrously large white patch which is a beach between two mountains (I can only imagine what the wind's like - it's been 30years since I was there and I can't remember now), but basically, it's over a mile and a half long and a mile wide! I do remember that they used to run an air service to the islands and the plane used to land on this beach! Fraser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 well if its between 2 mountians the winds could be swirly but the beach could be big enough to get around that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 I had totally forgotten about Google Earth, Wildwood is TOPS what a FANTASTIC place. Anybody wants to see where I fly type Eastnor Castle, Eastnor Herfordshire, UK should find it. YES I DID SAY CASTLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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