This will be a catch-up post for the last couple of days. Sorry there was no update yesterday, but the day just got away from me!
We drove from North Carolina to Virginia to stay with my brother, Jay and his wife Ija. It was another boring Interstate highway day, but an easy drive of only about 380 miles. Since it was a fairly short drive we would have arrived long before they got home from work, so we decided to stop in Fredricksburg for a few hours. What a beautiful town! Very old, historic buildings, brick 
sidewalks, lots of shops and restaurants, and plenty to see and do. We had lunch at The Capital Ale House, a great pub with delicious food and a fun bar. It's made of concrete and there's a strip of ice that runs along the whole length to keep your beer nice and cold! Plus they had the friendliest bartender ever! After lunch we walked the downtown area for a while, and Rick did some bench-sitting while I poked around in some antique shops. There are a lot of museums and tours available, but we opted not to do those and just spent a quiet, relaxing afternoon looking around. We had a nice visit with Jay and Ija, with another wonderful home-cooked meal of steaks on the grill, good conversation and lots of laughs. I wish we could have spent more time with them, but we enjoyed our visit and it was good to see them both.
sidewalks, lots of shops and restaurants, and plenty to see and do. We had lunch at The Capital Ale House, a great pub with delicious food and a fun bar. It's made of concrete and there's a strip of ice that runs along the whole length to keep your beer nice and cold! Plus they had the friendliest bartender ever! After lunch we walked the downtown area for a while, and Rick did some bench-sitting while I poked around in some antique shops. There are a lot of museums and tours available, but we opted not to do those and just spent a quiet, relaxing afternoon looking around. We had a nice visit with Jay and Ija, with another wonderful home-cooked meal of steaks on the grill, good conversation and lots of laughs. I wish we could have spent more time with them, but we enjoyed our visit and it was good to see them both.
We decided to end our trip with a fun night, so today's plan was to drive to Lewes, DE, catch the ferry to Cape May, NJ and continue on to Atlantic City. We drove Jay into DC for work since we were heading in that direction, and it allowed us to use the HOV lane so we could avoid sitting in the rush hour traffic. If you've ever seen the traffic around there you'll understand what a great plan that was! We made good time, stopped for breakfast along the way, and arrived at the ferry terminal with plenty of time to spare for the 12:45 boat. Once we were in Cape May we had just a short drive to Atlantic City. One more sign that we're getting closer to home was that we used our EZ-Pass for the first time since around Illinois! We're staying at Showboat, and the room is very nice, but Atlantic City is looking a bit tired. We took a walk along the Boardwalk and onto the beach before dinner, and maybe it was because it's so late in the season but everything seemed just a bit run down...more so than the last time we were here. It's still a fun place, it just looked sort of sad I thought. It's been a nice day, and we managed to avoid part of that long drive up 95 North. For now, I'm heading back to the casino for one last try at the slots!
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We'll be home tomorrow...YAY!!! Can't wait to see good old Cape Cod! It's been an incredible trip but as Dorothy said, "There's no place like home"!
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