Day 7 (part 3): Delaware

We took a ferry across the bay to Cape Henlopen State Park. The storm blew over while we were waiting for our ferry so we actually got to do stuff here such as play on the beach, play in the water watch dolphins, and look for cool shells. The beach was beautiful and we were just about the only people there.

Day 7 (part 2): New Jersey

Cape May Point State Park. We stayed here about an hour because a lightning storm was coming in and the beach and grounds had to be evacuated. You can see in the photo how dark it was in the distance.

Day 7 (part 1): New Jersey

On day seven we went to see Lucy the Elephant, a National Historic Landmark. Lucy is actually a building and was cheesier than the singing cow ride at Hershey's Chocolate World. You might be able to see us standing on the top platform in the photo. We also drove on some of the streets named in the board game Monopoly.

Day 6 (part 3): Philadelphia

Philadelphia was so much different from the rest of our vacation because it is by far the most urban of our stops. We walked from our hotel to see Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Benjamin Franklin's grave, and the Visitors Center. It was fascinating how the historic and modern Philadelphia have merged into one city but still kept their uniqueness. Photo shows us at the Liberty Bell and sitting on the front steps of Independence Hall waiting for our tour.

Day 6 (part 2): Pennsylvania

First just a note that the next few posts will be brief because we have had poor wireless connections at the last couple hotels. We have many things to tell you about but little time as I am also doing laundry tonight. Alli is the main author of our blogs. - Mark

Photo shows us in front of the National Memorial Arch and Dad imitating a stone face within the arch. Valley Forge was interesting because there were many memorials and statues to see. The house where George Washington HQ'd and stayed was pretty cool, a bit better than the barracks where the soldiers lived. There were people reenacting different jobs around the grounds such as cooking, washing, and life in general.

Day 6 (part 1): Delaware

Our only stop in Delaware was in Brandywine Creek State Park. The wall here reminded my dad of the one that was in the movie The Shawshank Redemption. Plus, who could pass up the chance to sit on a stone wall covered in bird poop?

Day 5 (part 2): Pennsylvania

Next we went to Gettysburg NMP. Instead of taking the bus tour we decided to do the auto tour to see the different battlefields, memorials, cemeteries, and statues. We also got to see replicas of the original cannons they used in battle. Jessie proved herself a worthy soldier, as she needed no help understanding the artillery. Way to go, Jessie. Last, we visited Hershey's Chocolate World where we took a tour to see how they made their chocolate. The tour was a ride and was the cheesiest thing I've ever done in my life. The first scene we saw was three cows in feather boas singing "It's the milk chocolate! Come on girls! It's the milk chocolate!" Jessie was totally enjoying it, Dad was laughing at it, and I slumped down in my seat and hid my face (I didn't want to be seen on the ride). When the ride was over we left the park and drove to our hotel. I'll tell you now: I don't think I'll ever get those singing cows out of my head.