I had planned to visit New England to see new granddaughter Alice (separate post to come), so the invitation from Pat and Tom Sugrue to join the Sutherland Road gang of BC classmates (of which I am an auxiliary member) for an extended weekend at their house in Rehoboth Beach was fortuitous indeed. It made for a delightful combination of experiences.
The weekend featured wonderful company and food, beer and beach. Larry, Marcy, and I stayed in the “annex,” the nearby condo previously owned by Pat and Tom and now owned by his sister and her husband. We didn’t spend a lot of awake time there, but the setting (above right) was most pleasant.
First on the agenda was beer. We toured and tasted at the Dogfish Head brewery in nearby Milton, Del. Among other things, we learned the origin of the name of the brewery. When the founder received the blessing from his father to put aside the English degree and pursue brewing, they were walking on Dogfish Head in Maine.
Before going on a nature tour on the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, we spent a little time touring Lewes, Del., site of the first European settlement in Delaware and originally Dutch. A small town, with about 3,000 residents, it’s big in history. Here are a few photos from Lewes.
The canal tour took us past Cape Henlopen State Park and into Rehoboth Bay. Many views of birds and nice houses.
Some time was actually spent at the beach, and on the famous Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk. One visit was to see the sand castle competition.
Thanks to Pat and Tom for being such wonderful hosts, and to the Sutherland Road gang (and spouses) for continuing to welcome this interloper.