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Cape May
We left Washington DC Tuesday morning and drove to Cape May which is on the Jersey Coast. This coastal town is quite different to other places along this coast. Every building has been restored to original condition. There is a cafe called Zoe's which I had read about online so we went there for breakfast the next day. We stayed for one night only and left Wednesday morning to drive to New York ...
Night 5: Philly Shore
... Independence Hall, the birthplace of the United States. On the way, you pass the Liberty Bell. There were very long lines to see the Bell. When I was last here, you could touch it, but now an armed guard was standing beside it. Last time I was here was before 9/11 and before a man hit the bell hard with a hammer to hear it ring. I didn't stand in line because I could see the bell enough through the glass on the sidewalk. Next stop was Independemce Hall. It was ...
Night Sail Through the Delaware Bay
We had another nice stop in Cape May at a marina with a pool again, and a good dinner at Lucky Bones. The next morning we were headed to Annapolis. Before we took off Dad cooked some of the Taylor ham pork roll the Patscos had given us, and we quite enjoyed it.
We had a less than fun time leaving the dock, with Jameson and I fending off, some fellow boaters coming up on a power boat just in case they would need to help too, and Dad worriedly yelling at us. Then ...
First trip
Robin-Look at the mountains. How cool are they? Chelsey- so wait- we are in the country? Robin- well ya- penn State is surrounded by Mountains- Larry- that's why they call it Happy Valley Chelsey-so this where they make the Ranch? Larry-no Chelsey that is Hidden ...
Day 14 - New Jersey Sandwich
... the foundation of the "Frist Presidents’ House" which is also in Philly – that was pretty neat, and there was a lot of information about slavery and the Presidency.
The Ranger who led out tour of Independence Hall was very entertaining, and really brought the place and characters that he was describing to life for us. He was definitely convinced that Philadelphia is the center of the known universe! It was pretty neat ...