Friday, August 15-The Pirates of Lewes-

Today we drove to Lewes, Delaware. I guess I never really thought too much about pirates in Delaware but today we learned that there were quite a few pirates roaming the coastal waters. At 1:30 there were 3 additional scurvy pirates trolling the Delaware Bay. It was Evie's nap time so she didn't quite get into the pirate fun but it was a beautiful day to cruise the canal out to the bay and there was lots of pirate action as the young pirates located the treasure. On our sail we passed a lightship and later we toured this retired ship. I didn't know that there were ships that often acted as lighthouses in some bays along the coast in areas that a lighthouse could not be built. They had a crew of about 7-14 men on duty for 30 days working 12 hour shifts each day keeping the light lit and using the foghorn in poor visibility. Our tour was very interesting.