When last I wrote, Carolyn and I were over in Delaware, making our way toward home. Wilmington, DE had been the furtherest stop on our Delmarva tour, and we had been able to see and do a lot of things at this point.
All those courthouses, all those meals we had eaten on the road, all the people we had come in contact with, these memories rode with us as we turned south toward Dover, the state capital of Delaware.
The morning was beautiful that Thursday, and the traffic light, as we drove US 13 south.
Conveniently for us, the old courthouse for Kent County was located in the same area as the State Capital.
December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state admitted to the Union after the Revolutionary War. It's land area ranks 2nd smallest after Rhode Island.
After Dover, we drove west on Route 12, back across the state line, returning to Maryland to pick up a courthouse we had bypassed on Tuesday.
Denton, the county seat of Caroline County.
With its historical marker to help us remember where we are, and were.
Back on the road again, recrossing the Maryland/Delaware state line heading southeast toward Georgetown, DE, site of the Sussex County courthouse, and our home for the night.
The old one, with its appropriate marker
And the new.
No, we did not spend the night in the courthouse, although it was a nice looking structure, we had booked an Airbnb room in a small farm east of town.
Their claim to fame was rescuing animals:
Horses, dogs and a cat that ruled the place.
Even a cemetery, not an animal one, but the resting place of the family that had resided on this piece of land. A busy 9 acres of land consisting of pastures, a barn, and an orchard, all hosted by a 34 year Army veteran. Our home for a Thursday night in Delmarva.
Friday dawned on time, and we moved out into a grey day. We had one more Maryland courthouse to record, Worcester County whose county seat was Snow Hill. About the only rain we had on the whole trip dampened us as we rolled into Snow Hill, an interesting little town.
A nice, well kept older courthouse, built in 1894, replacing the previous two buildings that had burned. The pretty lady on the front porch in the blue rain jacket made use of the bench to stay out of the showers while the photographer plied his trade in the rain.
No time to waste, we moved out of Maryland, down our buddy US Hwy 13 south toward the Chesapeake Bridges and Tunnels for a second time as we moved to our resting spot for the night in the town of Glen Allen, VA. A nice Comfort Inn awaited us there.
Saturday would be a pretty busy day, not that we did a lot of new things but we had couple of engagements that would take some driving.
First on our list for this day was brunch with Gary and Christie Powers, who owned the condo above ours at Grandview on the Island. They also had a beautiful town home in Richmond, and we enjoyed their friendship and fellowship while dining with them for this morning's meal.
Then on to an area north of Charlottesville, VA, where the Woodberry School was located. Lucy, our mountain biking granddaughter was racing that afternoon in a meet at the school. Her school, Blacksburg High, has a competitive biking team, and we wanted to see her ride.
There are several meets during the Fall, with scores accumulated and totaled after each race. Lucy stands in 5th place in the JV division after the race on this Saturday. She was happy with her finish, and we were proud to see her accomplishment in this sport.
After a return to Blacksburg, to spend the night with Doug and family, church on Sunday morning, a big pancake feast for lunch, including the chocolate ones, we rested Sunday afternoon (with a little Pickleball on the side), spent Sunday night and got ready for our final planned stop.
As a short backstory, we had established the Mayre Jorges Bowman Scholarship at Woodlawn School (Dwayne and Karen's School in Davidson) and Monday would be the day that we met the recipient for this year and his Mother for lunch with the School's head of school, along with Dwayne and Karen. The scholarship is given to a rising 9th grade student, selected by a committee of teachers and staff at the school, and this day would mark the first award given in what we pray will be a long standing tradition at the school
Congrats to Jayden Crowell for being chosen for this honor. It was fun lunching with Jayden and his Mom, before leaving NC and speeding home to sleep in our own bed.
The odometer clicked off a little over 2,100 miles while we traveled these roads. We saw a lot of stuff, met some interesting people, visited with good friends and a visited with two of my side of the family in their home environs.
All this was good, but home sure looked good.
Amen
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