So many fun shops: We bought birthday cards.
We celebrated Memorial Day quietly. Usually at home we would go to the pool, play in a tennis round robin, cook out, and decorate with flags. Today we did observe flags and read stories about veterans and feel unworthy of their sacrifice. But it was too cold for swimming.
After a morning of chores, we napped and then set off for downtown Cape May around 4:00 pm. It is a 35 minute walk. We found a charming town full of beach type shops and Victorian houses. Many houses have been repurposed as inns. One is the community theatre. The closer we got to the ocean, the bigger and grander and more colorful the houses were. I love the color combinations, the porches, the patriotic decorations. We arrived at the shore and held onto our hats: It was windy!
One of many houses built in the 1880s.
This row of Victorians leads to the shore.
At the beach you can stay at the Inn at Cape May, which looks like a sand castle.
The music at Elaine's B & B pulled us onto the porch for happy hour: $2 beer and Bahama Mama and calamari did the trick. The musicians were talented, singing Dylan, Lyle Lovett, the Stones, and more. We walked home contented.
Tomorrow we have to wait for mid-tide to leave, which means casting off our lines at 12:30 pm. We are traveling with Blue Willow for about 35 miles through a narrow and often shallow ICW to anchor near Ocean City. The weather will be sunny and windy. If we have internet, I'll send a photo and a story in the blog.
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