Crossing the Delaware

I had to leave my hotel in Atlantic city this morning despite the heavy rainstorm and gloomy skies. It's one thing to get caught in a shower while riding; it's much harder to leave a dry parking garage to go into a downpour, but that's just what I had to do. From AC I headed south to catch a ferry across Delaware Bay. It rained hard most of the way, but it did let up as I approached the Cape May terminal.  I had purchased a ticket ahead of time for the noon crossing, but I arrived just in time to take the 10:30 boat. That would give me more time for a leisurely drive in the afternoon. Here's a picture of my motorcycle aboard the ferry and one of me on deck under very overcast skies. 

I was amused by the lady's black t-shirt in the background. Here you can see the back:

Let me know if you can read it or not.  (I'll send you my stalker shot.)  Again you see the thick gray sky, but at least it isn't raining. As a matter of fact I only ran into one short shower the rest of the day even though the sun never broke through. There are flash flood warnings here until midnight, but I think tomorrow should be fine. Tonight I'm in Bowie, MD, about 20 miles outside D.C.  Tomorrow I plan to drive into the District and spend time with the monuments and memorials around The Mall. I also have plans for the evening but that story will have to wait until it's written. 

I should have some good pictures tomorrow, as I'll be on foot most of the day. Every day I see things I'd like to photograph, but I just can't stop for them all when I'm on the road. I've mentioned before that I enjoy seeing old, picturesque churches.  I've seen some real beauties in nearly every town, but I tell myself to be content to just enjoy them in that moment.

Random side notes:

Our timeshare hotel in Atlantic City is quite nice -- perhaps worth a return trip some day. 

Also my motorcycle continues to run very well.  And I continue to receive nice comments from people everywhere about the style and color of my Honda, which they usually think is a vintage Harley. 

Parts of my drive today were on the eastern portions of highways whose western terminals are in Sacramento and San Francisco. That gives me ideas.

I logged about 125 miles today on land -- 17 on water.