Captain’s Blog
Today we got up later then usual and had a leisurely breakfast. Around 11:30 am we headed into town to see the beautiful Victorians in the area. There are over 650 in Cape May.
We stopped for lunch at the the Pier House, a very nice restaurant along the ocean. The atmosphere was great but unfortunately the food was mediocre.
Later we toured an old Victorian called the Physick House. The owner of the home was a Dr. Emlen Physick. Dr. Physick followed in the footsteps of his Grandfather who as a physician developed the stomach pump and the inkwell used at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Although a physician he never practiced medicine, because he inherited a huge sum of money at age 21.
He spent his life contributing to society supporting many causes and was highly respected in the community. He lived in the home with his Mother and Aunt. Upon their deaths the house passed through several owners and was not maintained and eventually fell into such bad disrepair that the house was believed to be haunted. 
To this day it is said that the ghosts still haunt the house and night haunt tours are provided.
LINK TO EMLEN PHYSICK~HOUSE
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/njht/funded/sitedetails/emlen_physick_estate.html
In the 1970’s the plan was to tear the house down but a group of artists from the community implored the town to stop the demolition. The house was saved and is still undergoing renovations.
Later we drove to the beach and took pictures of a sunken cement ship, one of three built during WW II to conserve steel. I guess cement wasn’t the best material to use because none of the ships built had a long seafaring life.
Back at the MH we settled in for the night and plan to leave in the morning for D.C.
SEE LINK:
http://picasaweb.google.com/rontrem/VictorianHomes?authkey=Gv1sRgCNvq7I-ZpKfKYw&feat=directlink
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