My parents still live in Cape May County New Jersey, and amazingly the motel they ran for over 15 years was just across the street from one of the three major Unit 141 clubs. We played this afternoon at the Shore Bridge Club, where director Elaine was extremely friendly and introduced us to the 10 other pairs prior to the session. If your travels ever take you to South Jersey, the club is conveniently located right off the Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway.
They also play common game, so just like those playing in NYC, we bid and made the wacky “Gurvich Hand” club slam on Board 1 (and David Gurvich more so with a grand). Hospitality wise, my partner and I had two slices each of Dominos pizza, with plenty leftover 3 hours later. Someone brought pumpkin cake as a pre-Thanksgiving donation, and I had many cups of hot Lipton tea with chips ahoy between rounds.
They regularly play 27 boards a session – not bad for $10 per person! We had a 3 board sitout so plenty of time to observe our surroundings. When people found out we were from New York, a few people mentioned they had played in the past and love the Honors buffet! Everyone was so encouraging and welcomes us to come back for more on Saturday (they are on a break on Thanksgiving and Black Friday).
