Day 5 of my family beach vacation to Seaside Heights, NJ - I met with @blewitt

Wednesday was a pretty awesome day. I got to spend time at the beach and meet a fellow Hive user named Hive account@blewitt.

The day started a bit differently. Everyone in my family wanted to go out for breakfast while I already had food here to cook for myself. I stayed home, went down to the beach by myself, and waited for the rest of my family to join me.

They went to Ob-Co's for a dozen specialty donuts which I of course tried once they got back. I ate an Oreo, blueberry, and some of this cinnamon before they were all gone.

The fam also stopped at a place called All Star Bagel where they got these massive breakfast bagel sandwiches. I have to admit, they looked delicious.

Maybe an hour after I had gotten to the beach, everyone else arrived and we had our party of 4 right by the ocean as usual. We stayed out there for hours, but eventually, we all got tired around our usual time of 3 pm. It was time to head back home and get out of the sun for a bit.

Just as we were about to leave, I noticed this massive man wearing close to nothing and I instantly got a kick out of it. Sure it was hilarious looking, but you also have to respect the guy for having the balls to dress pretty much naked on the beach. I mean his belly covered the little bit of bottoms that he was wearing, so from some angles he legit looked naked. I'm not sure where he was from, but he and his wife both had unique accents. I assume they live in a place where dressing like that is much more common. I didn't see anything wrong with it, but I had to capture the moment as it was truly unforgettable. The dude was certainly happy in his own skin.

Once I got back from the beach, my parents were kind enough to let me take their Blazer to drive half an hour to visit with Hive account@blewitt at his shop Conquest Comics in Bayville, NJ. I hadn't been able to meet anybody from Hive since back in 2018 when I went to a Steem meet-up in Tennessee with a bunch of awesome people. I refused to miss the chance to finally meet with one of you again.

I'm very glad that I made the effort to fight the traffic and get down to the shop. Hive account@blewitt's place was filled with unique collectibles. I can say without a doubt that it is the largest collection of comic/movie/gaming stuff that I've ever had the pleasure of being around. I may not be a collector myself, but I am still a nerd at heart.

While I was there many people were in and out of the shop. It was the busiest comic shop I've seen and I'm happy to know that business is booming. There were a lot of cool people and we chatted for a couple of hours. I ended up leaving just before the shop closed.

I truly appreciate Hive account@blewitt for reaching out before I left his area so that we were able to connect. Such an awesome dude and I got to see many cool things he had in his shop. It made me wish I could travel and meet people like this all of the time. Surely that can happen in the future when my HIVE bags are overflowing and crypto finds new highs. Making in-person connections is still superior to an online friendship.

My beach trip posts are nearing an end, with just a few more days left. I hope to have some more fantastic stories to share soon. It's going to be hard to top me getting to meet a fellow Hive community member.