Starting mileage: 0 Starting time: 9:00 am
Ending mileage: 355 Ending time: 5:00 pm
Travel mileage: 355 Travel time: 8:00 hours
Although there were a few sprinkles before we left, it was mostly dry with temperature around 80 much of the way down.
Driving through New Jersey, we noticed that the trees had leafed out considerably more than at home. Unfortunately, there were many signs of tent caterpillar infestation in the trees along the highway and almost all the leaves had been eaten off It was difficult to tell what species of tree they preferred.
We decided to take the route along the Delaware shore barrier island from Rehoboth beach down to Ocean city. Along the way we stopped near two of the WW 2 concrete observation towers that were used to look for German ships that might attack the shipyards up the Delaware river. The towers were only expected to last 20 years but they are still solid 75 years later.
It is pleasant being here off-season as it is not nearly as congested as the summertime when the beaches and resorts are packed. We came here when Amy and Anna were small to see the ponies at Chincoteague and it was crazy busy. We splurged and got a hotel room right next to the beach - we can walk out of our room and over the dune to the water.
Day 1 route
Beach outside hotel in Ocean City
WW2 Observation Tower
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