We started the day by going a little bit south to get to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Tunnel.\u00a0 This is a 23 mile bridge that has two one mile sections of tunnel so the ships can go over on their way into and out of the harbor.\u00a0When the bridge tunnel was opened in 1964 it was added to the 7 wonders of the modern world list.\u00a0 This is a double whammy for us since Robin doesn’t really like the bridges and while I’m not “afraid” of the tunnels, I’m much less comfortable down there.\u00a0 Maybe I’m a little claustrophobic. They were doing some work in one of the tunnels and we had to wait for about 5 minutes out on the bridge.\u00a0 Robin wasn’t too happy about that but not for the reason you think.\u00a0 There was probably a 6 foot swell out on the water and it being on a fixed bridge and watching that swell out on the water was making her sea sick.\u00a0 I have to admit, looking at it did make me feel a little queasy too.\u00a0 But we managed to make it across without any real issues; I’ve always wanted to take this route out of the Norfolk area and now I have – check that one off the list.<\/p>\n

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Overhead view of the north end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge – Tunnel.<\/p><\/div>\n

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One of the two tunnels – it’s a little “tight” down here for me<\/p><\/div>\n

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You can see a little bit of the swell on the water – it got bigger farther out.<\/p><\/div>\n

Next stop on our northbound travels was Lewes, Delaware.\u00a0 Lewes (pronounced Loo-iss) has the distinction of being the first town in the first state.\u00a0 Discovered in 1609 and settled by 32 Dutchmen in 1631.\u00a0 All the Dutch were massacred by a local tribe of Lenni Lenape Indians following a disagreement over a coat of arms that had been stolen by an Indian from the Dutch settlement. The tribe slayed the Indian who stole the coat of arms and presented his head to the Dutch.\u00a0 At the same time, friends of the slain Indian were so upset that he had been killed they massacred the settlement in 1632 in revenge.\u00a0 It was permanently settled 1658 and traded hands a couple times between the Dutch and the English.\u00a0 Okay – enough history…. Our reason for being there was to avoid all the traffic around the Washington D.C. area.\u00a0 I’ve been there – done that, and from now on the ferry will be my preferred way to go.<\/p>\n

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Our view of the The Cape May – Lewes ferry pulling in from the On the Rocks Bar & Grill<\/p><\/div>\n

We had a little over an hour to wait for the ferry and the On the Rocks Bar & Grill there at the terminal proved to be the perfect place to sit back and enjoy a beverage & some of the best crab dip we’ve ever had (served with grilled pretzel roll toast – like crostini).\u00a0 The bartenders were charming young women and made the wait seem like it took no time at all.\u00a0 Speaking of bartenders – the bartender on the ferry helped us pick a place to stay here in Atlantic City.\u00a0 He told us that there was a Margaritavile at the Resorts hotel and casino and that they had an outside bar called Landshark’s that was just across the boardwalk and right on the beach.\u00a0 That was all we needed to hear. The hotel is nice and we spent enough time at Landshark’s that sleep was immediate and sound for both of us.\u00a0 Wonderful day with AWESOME weather.<\/p>\n

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Checking on the bike from the bar on the ferry – it was a pretty smooth ride.<\/p><\/div>\n

We’ve met a lot of very interesting people today and would like to welcome a couple of them to the blog.\u00a0 Thanks for the Fireball Shiloh, and safe travels to Larry and Tucker.<\/p>\n

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