Day 28-Tuesday, May 18
We were up early and on our way to a coffee shop and then the ferry by 6:30 AM. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky, and the water was smooth as glass so we had a delightful crossing from Lewes, Delaware to Cape May, New Jersey.
After arriving in Cape May around 10:00 AM, we stopped for lunch in Beach Haven NJ, 82 miles to the north.
My grandparent's house was torn down and replaced with the huge home pictured below, which I photographed on September 27, 2020.
I have many happy memories of my summers in Beach Haven, so anytime I can, I drive by the location of their old house. Yes, I'm sentimental. So we did that today and were shocked to find the above house gone, and just this empty lot remains! I'd love to know what happened.
We’re home! We arrived in East Sandwich around 8:30 PM.
We drove 449 miles today with very heavy traffic before and after the George Washington Bridge, and 5,410 miles over 28 days!
When we left Sandwich on April 21, it was early spring, and from what we can see of our lawn and shrubs, it looks like summer. I'll be mowing the lawn on Wednesday!
We had a great trip, the weather couldn't have been better, it was wonderful to reconnect with family and friends, and visiting the civil rights shrines of Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Monroeville moved me beyond words.
Would you mind going back out on the road again, Mr Garrison Keillor Bidgood? That way I can keep going back to my days like your BeachHaven ones to nostalgically ponder about what seemed oh so "uncomplex"( poetic neologic license)!
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ReplyDeleteWelcome home and thanks for sharing your trip with us. I really enjoyed the narratives and information you shared. Great trip Joni and Rick!
ReplyDeleteSo enjoyed traveling with you these last weeks! Thanks again for sharing with us.
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