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Published: July 31st 2012
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Fishing Boats
This was about the only industy in Crisfield, MD on northern shore of Chesapeake Bay April 27: I crossed into Maryland today and detoured off the main drag looking for lighthouses and to see part of the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. I went through a small town named Pocomoke City and a back road down to Crisfield on one of the Bay inlets. The road atlas had the road marked as scenic, but truth to tell, there wasn't much to see! Crisfield was a dying town with a water tower painted to look like a lighthouse. Across from the fishing boat docks there was a modern condominium looking very much out of place. There was one gift shop open on Main Street. A nearby restaurant had a cool crab sign and a few cars in the lot.
Pocomoke City was larger, but not much there to see either. Both places reflected the current economic problems in the whole area. It is pretty apparent that tourists don't linger here. Neither did I.
My next stop was Ocean City to pick up Hwy 528 up the coast into Delaware toward Lewes. Ocean City, MD, not to be confused with OC, New Jersey, is also showing the effects of the economy with many closed stores
It's a Fake
Water town painted to look like a lighthouse and areas for lease. I wanted to visit a book shop/cafe in a building that was shaped like a lighthouse. Unfortunately, it was one of the closed shops. Although I was very disappointed, I took a picture of it anyway. I was looking forward to a cup of coffee and buying some books!
Traveling on up the coast resulted in some pretty ocean views and brought me to Lewes, Delaware. Now there is a city worth visiting! No signs of economic downturns in this very historic and beautiful city. Schaaneudael—the first name given to Lewes, was founded by Dutch traders in 1631. That makes it one of the oldest cities in Delaware. It is a port city and also the casting off place for the Lewes-Cape May Ferry. It was such a clean, colorful place with its many colonial houses and churches, that it was eye-candy after the poorer towns I had been through lately. The town museum is a replica of the town hall of Hoorn, Holland and an unusual piece of architecture. There was a purple bed and breakfast house and another house with cute metal yard art sculptures. I enjoyed my stroll around the town immensely.
Crabs Anyone?
I liked the sign--about the most interesting thing in this small town on the Chesapeake Bay Now it is confession time. Those of you who have been following my travels via this blog know that I got way behind in my journals and postings. During this lag time, my pictures seemed to have gotten out of order, also. I'm quite sure Bootsie is not responsible for this...
Bootsie—Say what??? as he does not know how to use the computer. He does, however, sit on the keys sometimes when I am not looking. Anyway, I don't know how it happened but I have some pictures of a lighthouse I cannot identify and some beach pictures that I can't fit into my sequence of notes. I am including one of the lighthouse here anyway.
April 29: Today Bootsie and I had another adventure. (No, I didn't get lost—a different kind of adventure) We took the ferry from Lewes to Cape May, New Jersey. It was a 45-minute ride across the Delaware Bay. I quite enjoyed the ride. I was able to get out of the RV and go to an upper deck to take pictures and buy a souvenir pin. I can't remember the last time I was on a ferry this big.
As we pulled away from the docking area, I took a picture looking down on a sea gull perched on the dock below. Kind of fun to be above a bird for a change! We passed two light houses on the way out to the main channel, one of which was very close. I got some great pics of that. Neither one of the lighthouses were named. In case you haven't figured it out, I am now collecting lighthouse pictures!
Bootsie—Marty says we were on a boat on the water. Sure glad I didn't know that! I didn't feel anything different since the RV is always moving anyway. I looked out all the windows, but didn't see anything but cars and trucks all around us. Very boring view. Don't know where this bird was that she saw! She was gone, as usual, so I just took a nap. After we got off the ferry and onto solid land again, I went looking for still another lighthouse. This one is the one at the Cape May State Historic Site. It was a lovely park area right on the beach at the point. I spent a little time enjoying
Harbor Park at Lewes
I liked the red pavillion and the boats at anchor in the park. the park, the beach and the lighthouse itself. I boon-docked at a shopping center in Cape May for the night.
April 30; Eureka! I found my notes on the mystery lighthouse! I went inland, up the Delaware Bay for a few miles, just to see what the area was like. I traveled on some very narrow roads through some salt marshes and found the East Point Lighthouse. It looked pretty run down with weeds all around. Guess it isn't used or visited much any more, unlike the Cape May Lighthouse.
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