Baby X's sleeping arrangement in the hotel.
Cape May-Lewes Ferry from Lewes, DE to Cape May, NJ
We woke up bright and early Sunday morning to make the first ferry.
This ferry was about an hour long taking us and our car across the mouth of the Delaware Bay.
B waited in the car with all the other cars waiting to get on the ferry while the kids and I checked out the building and the deck outside. I'm pretty sure this is the Atlantic Ocean way off in the background. At least it's the direction the Atlantic Ocean is... but it might still be bay.
PS and Buddy on the ferry, the Atlantic off in the distance behind them.
Baby X's turn in the picture.
It was cold, but with coats, we were able to spend most of the ferry ride out on the deck. Here's Buddy watching at we approach New Jersey.
Baby X with Dad.
This wasn't just a fun Spring Break... it was also a county trip for B, hence the crazy route from Williamsburg to Philadelphia.
Benjamin Franklin Bridge into Philadelphia from New Jersey.
Our first glimpses of downtown Philadelphia. Buddy is pretty sure the really pointy one on the left looks familiar to him.
After getting a quick glimpse of Philadelphia, we drove up to Valley Forge National Historical Park (which was up close to where we were staying with our friend Tiffany's parents). From the National Park website:
Valley Forge was the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army. The park commemorates the sacrifices and perseverance of the Revolutionary War generation and honors the ability of citizens to pull together and overcome adversity during extraordinary times.
PS as George Washington.
Buddy as George Washington.
The kids with a cannon.
PS started requesting pictures of herself alone. We'll see if I let this last since it triples my work.
These log houses are supposed to represent the locations, and type of shelter the soldiers spent the winter in.
Buddy with a cabin.
All three of them with the cabin.
There's a 5+ mile walking loop around Valley Forge. We went to this arch and back, probably 2 miles roundtrip. It was much colder due to the wind than we anticipated so we were just wearing sweatshirts having left our coats in the car.
The National Memorial Arch commemorates the "patience and fidelity" of the soldiers who wintered at Valley Forge in 1777-1778.
PS thought this piece of cement near the arch was hilarious.
General Anthony Wayne statue.
Beautiful! And mom, I'm sorry, but I think I saw more deer in this park than I've seen up Cedar Mountain by the cabin. We seriously saw several herds of 15+ deer as the sun was getting ready to set in the park. B later read that the park is home to many deer and that they are not afraid of humans at all. I actually saw a lead deer look for cars before crossing this street.
Isaac Potts House was Washington's Headquarters. George Washington actually used these steps the kids are sitting on.
B and the kids at George Washington's Headquarters.
