Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Finally Delaware can be checked of our state list.  That leaves two states, Vermont and Hawaii, for Fran and I to say we have been in all 50 states.  We stopped here for the weekend and to see what was around.  We are at the state park just outside of the main part of Rehoboth Beach.  It is a decent RV park between the bay and ocean.  You do get sort of a view of the bay but the most imposing thing is the new bridge that crosses the inlet.  It is a really cool looking suspension bridge that is lit up with blue lights at night.

Our rig in the park

The bridge as seen from our site

Tried to get a picture of the bridge at night and this is the best I could do.

Where we are it is part of the beach cities in Maryland and Delaware.  From what we have learned they are very popular areas in the summer months.  Just south of us is Ocean City, Maryland and it has more hotels and condos than you can count.  The traffic on this coastal highway must be miserable on summer weekends.  Rehoboth Beach has a cool main street that is lined with restaurants, souvenir shops, beach stores, etc., that lead you to the boardwalk and the beach.  It sort of gives you the feel of the 1950’s.

This is the boardwalk with the sign for their famous salt water taffy,

Up the road the next town is Lewes which has a beach also but is more of a quaint old town.  Many of the homes date back over 300 years and have been nicely restored. 

This is the first house in the first state!

On Saturday we took a drive up to Dover to see what was there.  Not a lot to see but I did have to stop by the NASCAR track to get my picture taken in front of the “Dover Monster”.

The Dover track is called “The Monster Mile”.  The winner’s trophy is a smaller version of the statue behind me in the picture.

Leaving here on Tuesday and headed west to College Park, Maryland which is just outside Washington, D.C.