Hiking and Bird Watching at South Cape May Meadows Nature Conservancy

The South Cape Meadows Nature Conservancy is a bird watching paradise! It's a nature preserve situated on 200 acres in Cape May, New Jersey. It's FREE to visit and open to the public from sunrise to sunset. There's free parking in their on-site parking lot.

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You'll want to dress appropriately for the current weather conditions. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring your own water bottle. In addition, bring bug spray, sunscreen, binoculars and your camera. Please make sure that you throw any trash away that you have or find during your walk. There's trash cans out front that you can use. Help to keep the area clean!

At the front of the nature preserve you'll find all kinds of information regarding different birds who migrate through the area or call the area home along with conservation information. Take the time to educate yourself on it while you're there.

The walking paths are easy to navigate and walk. I have a replaced hip and knee and was able to walk them with no problem. There are a few benches along the way that you can sit down on to rest or to just take-in the beauty of the surrounding area. 

Once you get about 3/4 of the way around the walking trail you'll come across a bird watching blind. You can go inside it to enjoy some of the shade. It's also a great place to observe some of the birds when they're around. We often see professional photographers hanging out in this area taking photos of the wildlife that they see. 

On our particular walk we observed at least a dozen different species of birds, three turtles, five rabbits and a frog! I think this is a nice FREE nature activity that the entire family can enjoy together when visiting the south Jersey Shore area. You'll want to allow at least an hour in your schedule if you plan on walking the entire trail. 

Five Girls Sandwich Shop in North Wildwood

 

Heading down to Wildwood, Stone Harbor and/or Cape May? Looking for a sandwich shop that offers fast service, a vast menu with affordable prices? If so, check out Five Girls Sandwich Shop located on 2010 New Jersey Ave in North Wildwood, New Jersey. Free parking is located behind the restaurant. 

Their menu includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, turkey sandwiches, club sandwiches, steaks, pork roast, grilled cheese, jumbo lump crab cakes, grilled tuna steaks, fish sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, lobster rolls, BLT's, meatball sandwiches and more!!! 

In addition to a vast menu of sandwiches you'll find French fries, sweet potato fries, curly fries, onion rings, zucchini sticks, broccoli and cheese bites, mozzarella sticks, toasted ravoli, chicken tenders, pizza logs, taco logs, cheesesteak egg rolls, jalapeno poppers and more!

If salads are more your thing...check out their classic casear, house, caprese and madarin orange salad offerings with your choice of dressing. You can add-on meat or fish for an additional fee.

On the day that we visited Five Girls Sandwich Shop there were only 3 other customers there. We were waited on quickly and our orders prepared. The restaurant was extremely clean with very friendly wait-staff. It took about 20 minutes for us to receive our to-go orders. Everything was prepared exactly the way that we ordered it.

One of the nice things was....they give you your choice of flavor FREE milkshake with their burger offerings. It wasn't a little inky-dink size milkshake. It was a full-size milkshake! We both selected chocolate milkshakes and they were delicious! Nice to sip on those while waiting for our orders.

You can check out Five Girls Sandwich Shop's menu online and even place your order online, via phone or at the restaurant. You can connect with them over on Facebook.