Road Trip: Wrap-up in Dover

Our stay in Dover, Delaware was full of many events from a historic lantern tour to a local bazaar; it was a gambit of events that truly highlighted the gems of this small capital city.

Lantern Tour on the Green

Dover's history involves interesting events such as a murder by chocolate and the overnight ride of Caesar Rodney to Philadelphia to make Delaware the first state...things we did not know about until this telling tour.

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Riding the Underground Railroad

Riding the 25 miles around the Blackwater Refuge it's hard not to imagine the struggle and dedication that Harriet Tubman went through during the years of the Underground Railroad. The land is covered in high grass and muck, a proper marsh. Biting flies and mosquitoes cling to your legs and your arms, reminding you who's in charge. Though the landscape is utterly beautiful and timeless from the safety of the non-congested road that forms the loop around the refuge, it is clear that any trek through this marsh would be an uncomfortable and tedious trek to freedom.

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Road Trip: Day 7, Island by the name of Smith

Off the coast of Maryland, deep in the waters of the Chesapeake, sits an island that goes by the name of Smith. Accessible only by ferry, this place is a reminder of the life of fishermen's days gone by.

Broken down and abandoned crab and fishery shacks pop up along the marshes that surround the villages of Tylerton, Ewell, and Rhodes Point; graying wood and collapsed ceilings, with pelicans and seagulls perched on the pylons that were once docks or fishing piers.

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Spirits of Berlin

The streets were dark and slick. Bursts of light like bombs in the distance kept blinking in and out as the thunder clapped in the sky. Steadily rain kept falling; a constant and strong pitter patter of water droplets falling hard and breaking apart creating ripples in the puddles that were soon disrupted by the parade of people moving through the streets of Berlin.

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Get Lost in Lewes

Lewes, Delaware is one of those places that invites a long and lazy day of meandering and discovering; off strolling for a bit, then resting the toes and heels on a bench before walking a bit more. Direction or destination isn't really important when wondering here.

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