Back on wifi

Susan, my communication guru, after a stop at the AT&T store in Rehobeth Beach has now got our wifi up and running. I think our last blog ended with us nodding off at Kitopeke State Park in Lake Charles, VA.

Before we left the park we drove over to the park's

beach and fishing pier. There was something strange in the water just offshore. Back in WWII when steel was very scarce the U.S. Maritime Commission contracted with M. H. McCloskey & Co. to build 24 merchant ships out of ferro cement. Each ship was 336 feet long and had a beam of 54 feet. Interesting,  the ships were constructed at Hooker's Point Yard in Tampa, beginning in 1943. After the war was over the ships were berthed in Mobile Bay just like the Liberty ships that sat for years in Green Cove Springs. Beginning in 1934, the Eastern Shore and Hampton Roads was connected by the Cape Charles - Little Creek Ferry. In December, 1948
nine McCloskey ships were towed from Mobile, around Florida, and up to Kiptopeke Beach where they were sunk to serve as a breakwater for the new terminus. Today there is no ferry and the terminal is gone but the ships are still there and probably will be there for some time.        

Our goal was to drive up to Assateague Island and overnight at Maryland's only state park on the ocean.  We didn't make it. We stopped for lunch in Historic Downtown Berlin at Rayne's Reef, established in 1901. For some reason we both had a Reubin sandwich, very good and large enough that we both saved half for dinner. Walking back to the RV we thought that we should have shared one sandwich and then we could have shared a milk shake, too. Next time. We called the park. They're seasonal and the park wasn't open yet so plan B was to continue up to Killen Pond SP which is just above Harrington, DE.  

 On the way the weather gradually went from pleasant to cold, there was a very slight drizzle and it was windy. The rain stopped but it was still chilly and then the wind calmed. So here we are for two nights. Shadow chased lots of squirrels and Susan and I buttoned up and hiked a little but the best news was that the sun would be out on Saturday with temps in the high 60's.

That's us in the woods

 

Triple Threat BBQ contest at the Delaware State Fairgrounds

So we were supposed to leave FB on March 15th but some medical issues got  in our way and we didn't leave until the 29th. That's 14 days that we would have spent meandering around along the coast. In the meantime I had been confirmed to judge in the Triple Treat on April 11th so we skipped a couple of places just to make sure that we got here today. If we have time we'll catch some of the missed places on the way home. Last night we camped in the back 40 of the Fairgrounds along with a  dozen other RVs. The others were from DE, VA, PA and NJ and they all had one or more dogs. The couple behind us had a 70 pound, 7 month old Ridgeback - that was our 12 pound, 8 months old Shadow's favorite dog to play with. He had a great time.The contest was over by 2:30 and we packed up and drove south to the coast, more specifically, a little past Rehoboth Beach to the Delaware Sea Shore SP and we're parked on the south side of the Indian River inlet. Pictures tomorrow.