Month: May 2017

  • Tower Defense, Crabs, and Delaware Bay Ferry

    Tower Defense, Crabs, and Delaware Bay Ferry

    Leaving the wild horses of Assateague behind, we drove north to Lewes, Delaware to catch the ferry across to Cape May, New Jersey. With plenty of time before our 5:15 departure, we elected to explore Cape Henlopen State Park. Formerly a military installation protecting the entrance to Delaware Bay, the park now has beaches, picnic…

  • Bridges, Tunnels, and Horses

    Bridges, Tunnels, and Horses

    Heading to a Pleasure-Way camper van rally in NJ, we decided to leave a few days early and camp at Assateague Island on Maryland’s eastern shore. Getting there from North Carolina provided the opportunity to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The twenty-three mile bridge, trestle, and tunnel route across the mouth of the bay…

  • Jordan Lake State Recreation Area

    Jordan Lake State Recreation Area

    Sometimes you discover jewels in your own backyard. Jordan Lake State Park is one of those jewels. We’ve sailed small boats here for years, but had never visited a campground or the dam. A get-together of the NC Roadtrekkers and Friends group gave us an excuse to remedy that situation. With over 1,000 sites to…