4/28/2010 When I Saw the Wawa….

When I saw the Wawa, I knew we were getting close to home. Wawa???? you say.

Wawa Markets are like a 7-11, only nicer, and a Mid-Atlantic staple. Between DE, PA, MD, NJ and VA there, are 576 stores. When I saw the first one in Virginia I knew we weren’t far from home then.

Soon we were crossing into Maryland,,,one state closer.

Traffic is really picking up now. This isn’t even rush hour, this is mid to late morning! We aren’t used to traffic like this.

The next milestone was crossing the Bay Bridge.

There is some construction/repairs going on to the bridge right now and I would NOT want to be the one in this bucket.

Uh-uh,,,not me!

Our first sign that said DELAWARE to us. We grew up in the suburbs of Wilmington.

Then it was signs directing us to the beaches area of the state where we’ll spend the summer.

Then we were sailing across the line and we were once again HOME!

Delaware: The Small Wonder, The First State, The Diamond State (because Thomas Jefferson said we were a “jewel” among the states because of our strategic location on the Eastern Seaboard) Home of Tax Free Shopping (NO sales tax! YAY!) All kinds of names, but the best one to us is….HOME.

Driving through a deserted Dewey Beach where in a few weeks the sidewalks and streets will be overflowing with the 20 something crowd.

Seeing the streets of this busy party beach town empty like this is downright eerie! I’ll get pics mid summer for comparison.

Our first glimpse of the bay, its windy today and its covered with white caps.

We had forgotten they were still building the new bridge over the Inlet but were quickly reminded by the cranes.

There has been a lot of controversy about this bridge as it was started a few years ago and had to be dismantled because it was determined that the wrong type of dirt was used as the base and wouldn’t hold up. They had to start all over again!

There is the Delaware State Seashore Park down below. A parking lot type facility very popular with beach goers. Campers that come to this park are interested in one thing,,,ok, two, going to the beach and fishing. That’s it, most campers are at the nearby ocean beach all day long or they are fishing. They’ll come back to eat, or not, shower, change clothes and then they are gone in the evenings to the boardwalks or one of the many nightclubs in the area. Because storage is needed in support of the bridge there doesn’t seem to be any tenting area like in years past. Should make this camp hosting job all the easier maybe.

We got into the campground, pulled into our pull thru space and when we got out of the truck it hit us! It’s cold! It’s damn cold! I ran in to get my WINTER JACKET!

There are about 10 rigs here so the park is empty. It seems we are the first ones here as far as camp hosts are concerned.

After getting set up it was time for dinner. Hmmm..what to have, what to have. Like there was any choice! A cheesesteak! So off to Casapulla’s we go. It seems a lot of geese have made this area home.

We had to get pretty close before they took flight.

Coming in we were so interested in looking at the progress of the bridge we didn’t even look at the ocean.

Or the beach. This section of the beach is the surfer’s beach and a fishing beach although some will come just to lay out have kids play at the water’s edge.

Eight miles later, we were at Casapulla’s.

To my Aunt Maryanne in Atlanta….is your mouth watering? Hmmm, lettuce, tomato, pickles, peppers and fried onions,,,,HEAVEN!

Yes, we are back HOME and so very glad to be here! It’s going to be a great summer!