Now that you're a member of the Marina on the Bay community, we would like to share some ideas for day trips or weekends.

You are on the Shrewsbury River. If you travel south passing under the Highlands bridge, you will encounter a fork in the river where the Navesink River begins on your starboard side. Follow this its full length (about four miles) and you will land in Red Bank. Along the way I hope you take in the sights of the estates and mansions built along the Rumson and Navesink sections of Middletown. Once in Red Bank there are hundreds of shops and great places to eat.

For a change of pace head on south down the Shrewsbury, follow it past Sea Bright, Rumson, Monmouth Beach, and off in the distance you see Little Silver and Oceanport until you finally land in Long Branch, New Jersey. Keep an eye out, as there are many fine places to dock and dine along the way.