Pocomoke City, Maryland

The cyclists pedaled 63 miles today from Dewey Beach, Delaware to Pocomoke.  We had a rest day yesterday and were blessed by the best weather of the trip.  Sunny skies and warm temperatures scattered the cyclists to all corners of Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach.  Scott even rented a boat to cruise the bay.  The skies opened up at 8 last night so hopefully all were in by then to avoid a certain drenching.

Rehoboth is a long strip of retail shops.  I attribute it to the absence of a sales tax in Delaware.  Shoppers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey take advantage of it.  We went through Ocean City today, another long strip of retail and hotels.  I want to know the number of traffic lights on Highway 1 through Ocean City.  They are every block, perhaps two blocks at times.

The last several miles of today's ride were through forests.  The tree canopy spread over the road.  The thickness of the tree cover interfered with the GPS signal as my bike computer showed I was traveling at 8 mph one moment and a more believable 19 the next.  In any case, it was a beautiful setting.

Pocomoke is a Native American word meaning "dark-colored water."  I just love saying Pocomoke.

Al, Jan, Sam, Jack, Michel, Jim, and Stuart on the ferry crossing from NJ to DE.

A rain squall that would drench riders on the next ferry after they de-boarded.