May 27-30                               Cape May, New Jersey

We decided to rent the car an extra day to give us time to explore some of the area around Cape May.  The office for Enterprise Rental Car was in Rio Grande, a small community about four miles from the boat.  Enterprise is our preference for rental cars because they will pick up and return us to the boat.  We will also have an Enterprise rental for our return on June 11 from Philadelphia’s airport.

David was delighted when we again visited Swain’s Hardware in Cape May and found some spray paint that seemed to be the color of the boat.  He had several projects that would be made much easier with such a product.  Returning to the boat, he quickly tried the paint and declared it was a great match.  With no more in stock at Swain’s, we ordered a case which will be waiting for us when we return.

Thursday was the perfect day weather-wise.  We cleaned, packed, had the heads pumped, and left information and keys at the office. We were finally ready to go to the beach.  Grabbing towels and wine, we went to the southernmost part of the beach, spread our towels, observed the children playing, and watched the sun setting over the water.  We could appreciate even more the appeal of the Jersey beaches! 

Although we had been in Cape May for ten days, we found it difficult to think of leaving the boat and such a beautiful place.  We were looking forward to seeing the new home of the Barnes Foundation’s extensive art collection in its new home in Philadelphia in the morning before leaving for home in the afternoon of May 31.  We would leave Cape May early in order to be at the museum for our 10:00 AM entry, spend a few hours there, have lunch, and head for the airport to return to Texas.