7/15/2013
Time to go home. We left
Maryland behind, but for a bonus took our first dip into Delaware. (Delaware is
so small Patricia says there are only four things worth seeing before we die,
so that means we’re already 25% there. Time to update the spreadsheet!) [Time to hurl!]
Lewes is “the first city”
in “the first state.” (Delaware was the first state to ratify the US
Constitution.) Lewis is therefore filled with colonial buildings, but it’s very
much a living place. We stopped at the visitor’s center, where the lady spoke
with great pride about how people actually live in Lewes year round – it’s not
just a resort town.
We strolled down the canal
that juts in from the Atlantic, and stopped for lunch at the
Schultz-recommended Gilligan’s, where we could enjoy our last ocean catch while
watching the boats glide by.
Afterwards, we took the
kids for a quick look at a lightship (basically a lighthouse, but on a ship)
and a slightly less quick run around the dock before bustling them into the van
to bid a final farewell to the Delmarva Peninsula. [We
as in you. I wanted to get into the car
and go home, but NO you wanted to go see the boat. I took the baby back to the car with me, as
she was really hot and uncomfortable, too.
While I was putting her in the car, some young guy who was out running
returned to his car, only to find that he was gone too long, and had received a
lovely parking ticket. He started
yelling and cursing loudly. It was most
entertaining. That’s what you get for
exercising, dude!!!]
Maryland, you were a
worthy foe. But we’ll be back. You won’t defeat me again. [It’s a state, not a fire breathing dragon.]
(P.S. As I write this,
we’ve been home for a day. I just put the kids to bed and during her prayers
Kathleen spontaneously thanked God for “the horses.” I agree, little girl. I agree.) [It was a good trip, despite all the little things that
went wrong. It’s all about the family
having a good time together, and making good memories together, right? Now I get to do the laundry and unpack. Oof.]
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