Chesapeake City

After a late lunch/early dinner, Lisa suggested that we return to Chesapeake City while it was still daylight.  What a charming little town!  Almost all the houses were built in the 1800's, and it seemed like they were 3/4 size.  I guess, at the time they were built, they were considered absolutely huge.

We strolled down the main street, reading the informational plaques describing each structure.

 Lisa stopped by the huge clock, in front of the town hall.

 And here is the "guy" that was just hanging around the town hall!

 This teeny, tiny structure was situated right next door to a larger house.  It is considered the last standing "office" in Chesapeake City.  It was built at a time when it was improper to run a business inside your home, so many businessman built little places like this.  It looked like a playhouse to me.

 This the Bayard House, situated on the water of the Chesapeake Canal and the oldest building in town.   So glad that the majority of the houses in this town have been lovingly restored, rather than torn down.

Believe it or not, we did pass on ice cream here.  We knew the ice cream produced at the University of Delaware couldn't be beat, so we opted to hold off until we got back to Newark.

 Of course, the only cat that we saw headed straight for Lisa.  She got rewarded with some nice pets, and then walked off , quite contented.

One last stop before bedtime: check out the UDairy Creamery at the University of Delaware .  Deliciousness in a cone!  After all, these were not just plain vanilla and chocolate.  Lisa had coffee fudge cookie ice cream,  Heidi  ordered the Blue Hen which is vanilla, fudge, and peanut butter cups topped with blue and yellow sprinkles.  I wasn't as daring and stuck with butter pecan.  The Fighting Blue Hens do wonders with ice cream!  On top of that, the huge scoop on each cone was only $3.00.  

Perfect way to end the day!