It’s Memorial Day weekend, and the unofficial start of summer! Our three adult kids gave me and my husband the gift of a family vacation last year for our sixtieth birthdays. Where to go? When? How? It was fun to daydream about a big trip together from the three separate states the kids live in!
But with COVID; two weddings and two honeymoons; a big job change; and everyone’s normally busy schedule, we decided to stay on the East Coast and go over the holiday weekend to reduce travel time and save everybody one vacation day. The kids found a beautiful Airbnb in Lewes, Delaware, not far from Lewes Beach where we took them for day trips a few times when they were so young they don’t really remember, back when we lived in Wilmington. It’s the first-floor unit in a converted church, with lots of good reading spots, including a deck.
Currently Reading
Cape May by Chip Cheek
Cape May is a raw, provocative portrayal of a young 1950s couple on the cusp of a sexual awakening, and the temptations that upturn their honeymoon and reshape their marriage. – from the Publisher
I looked into whether we could take the famous Cape May-Lewes Ferry across the Delaware Bay to Cape May, New Jersey while we were here in Lewes, but we didn’t have enough time.
We did see the ferry making its final run while we were on our own sunset cruise last night!
I may wait till the last minute to pack, but I plan my vacation reading well in advance!
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