It’s high summer, those hot days in mid-July, halfway between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Jersey Shore is, of course, full of activity.

I've always loved the tiny backyards of Shore houses---just big enough for a picnic table with an umbrella, a charcoal grill and a clothesline you have to duck under.

But even more tranquil to me are the paved spaces between the houses..

Three days of temperatures in and above the 90's--with one more to go, today.

Brutal.

Where to escape the down-pounding heat?

Down the Shore.