Day 22, Monday, June 28, 2021, Cape May, NJ 

A little north of Cape May is a barrier island called The Wildwoods which we visited today. We visited the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse, a cute little structure surrounded by pretty gardens with lots of flowers in bloom.  We drove the length of the island to view the Doo Wop architecture which targets the fanciful 1950's and 1960's architecture of neon signs, plastic palm trees and space age designs. Even the McDonalds still had the full Golden Arches of yesteryear. The town is also has a two mile boardwalk along the beach to attract tourists. We walked along the boardwalk for awhile which is lined with the most honky tonk shops and carnival “games of chance”. The three piers are not accessible for a walk but are filled with roller coasters and other carnival rides. We did not walk the entire boardwalk but decided to return to the coach mid-afternoon to relax. I would rate the Wildwoods as a must avoid! The “Moron Madness” photo sums it up. An evening walk on the Cape May Point Beach was windy, brisk and delightful.

Day 21, Sunday, June 27, 2021, Cape May, NJ 

A 15 minute drive to see the Cape May Lighthouse. It is climbable with 199 steps but Rosemary does not care for heights so I passed. The lighthouse is in Cape May Point State Park which had some boardwalks through well shaded areas which we hiked. We also viewed but did not climb the WWII Lookout Tower. In the afternoon we walked the Washington Street Mall and some surrounding streets in downtown Cape May viewing many of the gingerbread houses that this Historic Town is known for. Lots of touristy shops including many ice cream shops. But Rosemary’s aversion to calories meant no ice cream on this warm and sunny day until we came across Kohr Bros Frozen Custard. A custard made low fat with only 130 calories saved the day. The coffee flavor was delicious but a challenge to not let it drip in the afternoon warmth. Not one drop missed my mouth!

Day 20, Saturday, June 26, 2021, Cape May, NJ (175 miles)

We departed Cherry Hill Park in College Park, MD, after 7 nights, the most we have ever stayed at one campground. It worked well for our base to see Washington and surrounding area. What was supposed to be a 3-1/2 hour drive to Cape May turned into 5 hours with Interstate traffic mostly horrible. We checked into Sun Outdoors Cape May (50 amp FHU) with a very large shaded site. After dinner we walked the campground which is very large with many seasonal residents with lots of yard paraphernalia everywhere. There were even 2 sites that had huge outdoor movie screens and with movie projector cameras playing. I had never seen anything like that before.