Only 15 days until getting on the road! Johnnie is beginning to maintenance the RV for this trip. Last Friday, the front got new sneakers, i.e. new front tires. So, we needed to try out the new smooth ride. On Sunday, we visited Cape May Point State Park.
Johnnie and I have visited this park many times in the last 20+ years. We have fond memories of walking the trails with our four children at various ages. One spring, frogs had hatched and were swarming all over the paths. Our youngest son, who was about 7 or 8 at the time, was quite unnerved by all of those frogs hopping all around us. We had to quickly walk ahead to finish the trail. Another time, we walked to the top of the lighthouse, taking all 201 steps. The children raced by me as I paused midway in the journey. The steps were no challenge to them, their goal was getting outside at the top to where they could be seen from below.
One summer we saw dolphins in the Atlantic Ocean. One spring we came to the park for the day and the younger two boys tried to catch the ducks feeding on the ocean. I thought the water was too cold to get in but I don’t think children notice things like cold. The ducks just kept riding the waves and dipping under the water, taking little if any notice of our boys.
With our first RV, our first visit to Cape May Point State Park was to watch the sunrise. We arrived before sunrise and had to park outside of the gate to wait for the ranger to let us in. We have been asked to leave the park because the sun has set and dusk has turned to night. When we bought bicycles for ourselves four years ago, the first place we rode was in this park, then down to Sunset Beach and back. We love the park so much that Johnnie had a graphic of the Cape May Point Lighthouse made that was adhered to the side of the RV.
Johnnie and I still go to the Park often. It is only a 40-minute ride from Belleplain State Forest. There are three nature trails, the short trail that is 1/2 mile and handicap accessible, the medium trail that is 1 1/2 miles long, and the long trail that is 2 miles long and ends up on the beach. Right now, there are some areas in the dunes that are cordoned off for breeding birds. I love walking the trails in every season.
There is a nature center that houses exhibits of the flora, fauna, and history of the area. There are three different pavilion areas for picnics. And there is a viewing platform for wildlife observation. I have not been able to participate in any of the major birding weekends, such as the hawk count or the birding weekend when teams try to identify as many birds as possible in a 24-hour time period, but these things are on my list of things to do.
Views from the Rear Window 
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