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We drove up the east coast and our first stop was a
pleasant  campground
on a lake associated with Ft. Bragg in North Carolina as shown in
the photo on the left.
We continued up the most eastern route over the Bay
Bridge-Tunnel to the Delmarva Peninsula. Fisherman Island is
part of the bridge-tunnel complex. We were interested to see that
it's a wildlife refuge.
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  After
an enjoyable drive up the Eastern Shore, we caught the Lewes Ferry to Cape
May at the south end of New Jersey.
The Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse was erected in 1926 on a
jetty outside of Lewes, DE. >>
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On Cape May we spent  some
time touring the town. We'd heard about the Victorian houses
there called the "Painted Ladies." We were not disappointed.
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Intricate rooflines abound.
What are you going to do if you own a big old
Victorian house in Cape May?? Open a B & B, of course!! >>
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 Hey, what is this Key West lizard doing here in Cape May??
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<< The Virginia
Hotel.
Maybe I could have special privileges...
Some
of the houses are immense, while others are a little smaller like
the group of houses below known as the "Seven Sisters."
A
pedestrian mall several blocks long is located near the end of the
town. (See Below. ) Some of the businesses looked like they might be
struggling, but it's not high season yet.
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Next to the "Seven Sisters," this big
old house is not to be outdone. The details on this and many
other houses is amazing. We're glad we don't own one--too
much maintenance.
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After our tour of downtown we met up with old friends Bobbi and
Dick Weber at The Lobster House restaurant. The commercial
fishing boats tie up right next to the restaurant. Lobster
House has great fresh seafood.
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 After dinner
Bobbi and Dick took us on a tour
of their various businesses, from the ship store, big boat dealership,
2 marinas, and condo developments--impressive.
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This one is the Canyon Club development next to one of their marinas
where they will build a penthouse unit for themselves.
Canyon refers to a deep spot off the coast where the fishing is
good. We
took this photo at dawn the next morning on our way to the NJ
Pine Barrens.
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Our canoe rental place was in the middle of a
bunch of cranberry bogs. The acid soil in the Pine Barrens
stresses most plants, but cranberries love the acid.
We got there early and were the first ones out on the
river. The rental group took us to a put-in point and picked
us up down river two hours later. While this was flat water canoeing,
the current, and the snags (both in the water and overhead) kept us busy. It was more of a
challenge than we had thought. Part of the the adventures...
We headed north up the Garden State Expressway and
across the Mass Pike to visit Ginny's college roommate, Sue
Powers, in her new condo.
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Sue
loves her new place with its spacious kitchen and back deck looking
out to a conservation area with hiking trails.
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It was great to see Sue in her new digs and
when the weather turned rainy, Sue asked us to stay an extra
day.
Then we headed east to a military
recreational facility in Scituate (south of Boston) called Fourth
Cliff. On the way over, we passed many well cared-for homes
like the one below--even if there are dandelions in the yard. |
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Our van is in our campsite (slightly left of center) overlooking the
Atlantic Ocean to our right and a bay with a significant tidal flow on the left
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We wondered about the name
(Fourth Cliff) until we saw the first three cliffs to the north of
us. This site was a WWII submarine spotting facility, and
while the old tower is still in place, the military has built
about twenty cottages, a recreation center with a small breakfast
diner, and
has set up a dozen RV campsites for folks to
use. We stayed here for five days including the Memorial Day
weekend. We made various day trips from here.
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