Sunset Beach in Cape May, New Jersey, has two unique draws: The Atlantus and Cape May Diamonds. The Atlantus is a concrete ship sunk here in June of 1926. Slowly, the ship is being claimed by the sea.
Cape May Diamonds are quartz pebbles polished to a diamond-like clarity by their passage down the Delaware River. The man in the photograph must be a serious beachcomber; he brought along a small rake to search for Cape May Diamonds.
I enjoy sorting through all the beautiful pebbles. Most are polished to a lovely smoothness.
I didn’t come home empty-handed. Here are a few of the ‘diamonds’ I found on a piece of moonshell. For us, a visit to Cape May always includes a quick stop-over at Sunset Beach.
Those stones really look like diamonds and they shine too. If real diamonds shone so much and were freely available, maybe they wouldn’t be so valuable so more.
I love your Cape May posts a lot.
Susie
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Thanks so much Susie, if you ever are in the area of Cape May please take a few hours to enjoy it. A lovely town with a lot of history. Kathy
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I have never heard of Cape May except for from what you wrote. I had heard of Cape Cod where the Pilgrims first landed and their worship rituals and their prayers. Thank you for teaching me something new through your posts, Kathy. I look forward to your simple and heart touching posts each day. When you don’t write one day, I keep wondering if my friend is ok because almost every day, you are as regular as clockwork with your posts.
Susie
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On Saturday, I did not have a good chance to write because I was in Cape May, and then a family birthday…by the time I arrived home…I was very tired. Thanks so much Susie…you are such an encouragement in all you say.
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photos are so crisp and clear! thanks for sharing
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Thanks for the comment and visiting my blog. 🙂
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I always liked going to Sunset Beach.
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It is an interesting place to go. 🙂
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I have never been to your area. It looks beautiful. I have always loved a beach with shells and wonderful pebbles like that.
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Cape May has sandy beaches and the pebbled beaches. It’s a beautiful place.
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Very nice post. 🙂
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Thanks so much!
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