Ferry Nice

We got up and had a nice breakfast at the Quality Inn before packing and hitting the road. We got back to the Garden State Parkway and drove down the Jersey coast to Cape May. It's much prettier than Atlantic City, and reminiscent of La Jolla CA, with neighborhoods of nice houses right along the public beach. We drove around a little before making our way to where the ferry goes out from. We were a little early so we checked out the pier and terminal. They have free miniature golf you can play while you're "waiting for your ship to come in".
When the ferry arrived we drove onboard and went upstairs for lunch in the snack bar. We enjoyed the 90 minute passage from Cape May to Lewes, Delaware including the flock of seagulls that followed the boat across.

The drive from Lewes to Virginia Beach was somewhat tedious, going through lots of small towns and lots of farmland. We broke up the trip with a stop for ice cream about 4pm and dinner about 6. Another great Greek Diner with lots of homemade food for a low price. Finally we were ready to get on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel, but not before visiting the pretty little town of Cape Charles. The sun was just going down, so we watched it a while,

then got off to the CBBT for Norfolk. Then a 45 minute drive brought us to quaint Smithfield VA and the Smithfield Station, situated on the Pagan River and a boardwalk all its own.
Too late to explore much and it's supposed to rain all day tomorrow, but it is a nice quiet place after the NJ beach towns.
Tomorrow we return home, where a strong thunderstorm blew through today, flooding midtown and Kensington Park. Maybe we should stay away a few more days!