Tues, Wed, Thurs May 30, 31, June 1 - Delaware City
Again a rainy morning - but today we have plans. After a long delay, we finally got picked up by Enterprise, rented a car and headed into Philadelphia. Since we are in the area and have to be here, this sightseeing trip fits perfectly into our schedule. We went into the city and took a bus tour around town to get a lay of the land. We will use this information to plan our more in-depth visit which will take place tomorrow. The bus tour makes 27 stops and gives us a good opportunity to visit historical sights as well as general points of interest. We ate beef and pork sandwiches at DiNic's in the Reading Terminal (an inside mall of eateries and meat and fish and pastries stalls). On the way to the boat, the boys needed a stop at Harbor Freight and Big Lots for, what they perceived as necessities. We are resting up for tomorrows adventures.
Got ready to head into Philadelphia again only to see a tire pressure light on in the rental car. We stopped by Enterprise, they sent us to a tire repair shop, they removed a screw and fixed the tire and we were on our way.
Sandwiches at DiNic's in Reading Market Place
Our accomplices in good eating. John and Pam from
Short Vacation
Earle's Tire repair. Very fast and friendly
The visit in Philly was wonderful. The town is full or history, Tom's favorite, and food, also Tom's favorite. We walked in Ben Franklin's footsteps via a tour guide, saw the Liberty Bell up close, visited Independence Hall where the declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed, and viewed the city from the Observation deck - great view but no beer ( like Chicago). Lunch consisted of the famous Philly Cheesesteak with cheese whiz. - Delicious. On the way back to the boat we stopped in Wilmington DL at Ironhall Brewery for burgers and here Tom got his beer. Philadelphia is a nice town - we may be back sometime, maybe for a baseball game.
We returned the rental car today, but not before the girls ran errands for groceries and the guys ran errand for boat supplies and a Home Depot stop. The rest of the day was spent tidying up the boat and preparing it for the next three long days of travel - engine checks, flybridge clean ups, stowing things away and general cleaning. The weather briefing by Tim, the marina owner, confirmed that we would be leaving in the morning. We enjoyed steaks grilled on the back of the boat and a relaxing evening.
One of few narrow streets in Philly. Most are very wide
to act as fire breaks in case of a massive fire
They do have a sense of humor
This church has the grave yard where Ben Franklin
in buried. He was a most remarkable man in an
era of many remarkable men
This was Clark our tour guy on our walking tour
Clark, again, a very knowledgeable and lover of
his city, Philadelphia
On a recommendation from some friends of our
son, Pete who live in Philly this was their choice
for lunch.
The cheese steaks were outstanding. Before we could
get the camera out 1/2 of John's sandwich was gone.
The room where the Declaration of Independence and our
Constitution were signed.
The Liberty Bell with a cutie
The famous "Rocky" steps from the movie
Preparing to take a long elevator ride to the
top
Ben Franklin's feet on the ground floor, his head was on
the 57th floor
View from the Observation Deck of the Ben Franklin Bridge
over the Delaware River
Philly's city hall, Impressively large
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