My mom came to visit me in New York, and she asked if I had any nearby states that still needed to be crossed off my list. Delaware fit the bill, and planning for a road trip was set in motion!
Rehoboth Beach happens to be one of my roommates favorite places, so when I mentioned that I was planning a trip to Delaware, she told me to go there. And then when I looked up "things to do in Delaware" it turns out the internet backed up the suggestion. Rehoboth turned into the focal point for the trip, and I invited Amanda to join us.
Notably, this became my first real driving in New York experience (I still count the U-haul I drove across the George Washington Bridge into my neighborhood, double parked for the few hours it took to unload, and then drove over into the Bronx, but this was more sustained, and in a busier part of the city). My passengers and I survived :)
Crossing the bridge from New Jersey into Delaware was great - I love bridges, and we went over some neat ones on this trip:
We stopped in Wilmington to try the states sandwich (think Thanksgiving dinner on a hoagie, yum!) It was large, and tasty. A great welcome to Delaware!
We also wandered around the main downtown area, which was adorable:
Some crazy traffic in Jersey put us a little behind schedule, but we still were able to do a night stroll on the beach - eating an ice cream sandwich (me) and drinking fresh squeezed orange juice (Amanda). We stumbled upon a great sand castle - so cool!
My mom prefers to enjoy the water from a distance, so just Amanda and I dipped our toes in. The water felt warm, and it made me excited to come back in the morning.
It turns out the warmth of the water was deceptive. The next morning (after a leisure breakfast) we put on our suits and headed to the beach. My mom did some shopping and Amanda and I braved the waves. Between the chilly temperatures and the power of the waves, it really did take some braving...I got tumbled around a number of times, but it was still fun to play in the water and remember other great beach trips!
And then there was the family that found a very creative way to keep their baby from running away:
There was a great arcade that had 10 cent skee ball! (you had to buy them a dollar at a time though - so we ended up playing 30 rounds of skee ball :) SO FUN!! and we even got some Laffy Taffy and friendship rings with the tickets we won.
At one point, I turned around on my beach towel and realized that the billowing clouds in the blue sky over the ocean in front of me turned into ominous looking cloudy skies behind me. I'm so glad the hovering rain didn't ruin our day!
It waited just long enough for us to head over to the outlet mall. So, we did a little shopping for the rest of the afternoon. I found some great items (and spent more than I meant to...)
There was a great book store (where I bought several journals...) and they had an amazing mural:
Dinner was at a Chinese Buffet. Not really anything to do with Delaware, but it was pretty tasty!
Sunday we went to Church. I had to make a couple U-turns before we made it to the right place, but we did make it. After Church it was time for a final stretch of the legs and then the long drive back. Luckily Delaware (and Jersey) were kinder as far as traffic goes for most of the drive. Just getting over the George Washington Bridge was a little problematic. But, it was nice to see the city again, and to be home after such a relaxing weekend in Delaware.
Rehoboth Beach happens to be one of my roommates favorite places, so when I mentioned that I was planning a trip to Delaware, she told me to go there. And then when I looked up "things to do in Delaware" it turns out the internet backed up the suggestion. Rehoboth turned into the focal point for the trip, and I invited Amanda to join us.
Notably, this became my first real driving in New York experience (I still count the U-haul I drove across the George Washington Bridge into my neighborhood, double parked for the few hours it took to unload, and then drove over into the Bronx, but this was more sustained, and in a busier part of the city). My passengers and I survived :)
Crossing the bridge from New Jersey into Delaware was great - I love bridges, and we went over some neat ones on this trip:
We stopped in Wilmington to try the states sandwich (think Thanksgiving dinner on a hoagie, yum!) It was large, and tasty. A great welcome to Delaware!
We also wandered around the main downtown area, which was adorable:
Some crazy traffic in Jersey put us a little behind schedule, but we still were able to do a night stroll on the beach - eating an ice cream sandwich (me) and drinking fresh squeezed orange juice (Amanda). We stumbled upon a great sand castle - so cool!
My mom prefers to enjoy the water from a distance, so just Amanda and I dipped our toes in. The water felt warm, and it made me excited to come back in the morning.
It turns out the warmth of the water was deceptive. The next morning (after a leisure breakfast) we put on our suits and headed to the beach. My mom did some shopping and Amanda and I braved the waves. Between the chilly temperatures and the power of the waves, it really did take some braving...I got tumbled around a number of times, but it was still fun to play in the water and remember other great beach trips!
And then there was the family that found a very creative way to keep their baby from running away:
There was a great arcade that had 10 cent skee ball! (you had to buy them a dollar at a time though - so we ended up playing 30 rounds of skee ball :) SO FUN!! and we even got some Laffy Taffy and friendship rings with the tickets we won.
At one point, I turned around on my beach towel and realized that the billowing clouds in the blue sky over the ocean in front of me turned into ominous looking cloudy skies behind me. I'm so glad the hovering rain didn't ruin our day!
It waited just long enough for us to head over to the outlet mall. So, we did a little shopping for the rest of the afternoon. I found some great items (and spent more than I meant to...)
There was a great book store (where I bought several journals...) and they had an amazing mural:
Dinner was at a Chinese Buffet. Not really anything to do with Delaware, but it was pretty tasty!
Sunday we went to Church. I had to make a couple U-turns before we made it to the right place, but we did make it. After Church it was time for a final stretch of the legs and then the long drive back. Luckily Delaware (and Jersey) were kinder as far as traffic goes for most of the drive. Just getting over the George Washington Bridge was a little problematic. But, it was nice to see the city again, and to be home after such a relaxing weekend in Delaware.
