Day 32 of ALAA-Tues, June 14th, 2011-Atlantic City, NY to Virginia Beach, VA

Atlantic City, NJ

A couple of weeks ago I cruised the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and today I cruised the eastern Shore of Virginia. Actually today has been a four-state day: checked out Atlantic City this morning-a city that was going WAY downhill but casino gambling has helped it move into the 21st century. From NJ, I took the Cape May-Lewes (pronounced Lewis) ferry and got to the new state (for me at least) of Delaware. Small state so quickly got to Maryland and had a surprise: Ocean City, MD is about as built up along the beach as Miami! It's a large tourist destination city I guess because of its proximity to Washington, DC and Baltimore.


MD led to Virginia and that cruise South on the Eastern Shore. The people of VA are very proud of the CBBT. Whatzat you say? Well, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, as I've been told several times today, is one of the 7 Modern Engineering Marvels in the world. It was impressive-one tall bridge, two mile-long tunnels spaced in the 23 mile complex.

I'm in a KOA in Virginia Beach, VA. This KOA, unfortunately is right next to the Oceana Naval Air Station and I think they are preparing for war against Maryland or somebody! The fighter jets are so low landing and taking off you can see the glow of their engines! The noise? Forget it-I can't hear you! I hope they stop soon but one camper told me it went on until 1:00 AM this morning. Forget sleep then. I'm about 10 miles from North Carolina and looking forward to Kill Devil Hill in Kittyhawk, NC tomorrow. Actually I think it's called the Wright Brothers Memorial or something like that. So tonight, I'll lay in the tent thinking about how well our tax dollars are being spent on fighter jets!