10:00 AM..Left the boat -Rich (dockmaster) gave us a ride on golf cart to Market St.
about 1/2 mi at least....walked several blocks to Visitor's Center...got a map and info...good place to eat for breakfast...so we ended up at Mrs. K's a little hole in the wall cafe on Chestnut St. - good...then left there for the "Liberty Bell"...took us a few minutes to figure things out, but got there and stood in line about 15 min. before we went in...ck'd our bags..etc. like at the airport...
I was sort of disappointed at how small it was...in pictures and on t.v. the bell looked so much bigger....but we got to see it and that was great....
After that, we walked to the 2nd Bank of the United States that is now a Portrait Gallery of founding fathers and patriots....also according to something I read, the death mask of Geo.Washington was suppose to be on display...#1 I wanted to know what that was and #2 It hadn't been there for over 20 yrs....dang...I need to catch up to the real world....the death mask is a plaster of paris mold of the face after death...whoa nellie....wonder where it is....
We walked around many sites....and the heat getting to me....TIRED...so we started heading back to the boat, when we almost got to the marina, there was this trolley that the dockmaster told us about that for $2 we could ride it...27 stops - called "Phlash" so we get on and go for a ride....It took us the 2.5 miles to the Philadelphia Museum of Art that I did not want to walk to...so tomorrow, we will take the trolley there and get off...Found out Ken goes Free - Seasoned Citizen and I may get to as well...depends on the driver...dropped us back off at Penn's Landing where we got on 45 min.earlier....good deal!
Heading back to the boat, Richie introduced us to his wife Sandy on the boat next to ours...they keep it there free and stay on it weekends...she offered to take me to the grocery store Sat. morning..
6 PM- walked over to the Hyatt...weather is threatening AGAIN...had a drink and at 6:45 PM- Jeff Houle and family came by and took us to a wonderful restaurant Chart House for dinner...so delicious and wonderful evening visiting and catching up on things and talking about old times, of course...It absolutely poured and lightening all around while at dinner.....some raindrops fell on our heads as we walked back to the marina and to the Gypsy Wind...we visited a while longer....one of our most favorite times so far on this trip....A beautiful family ...we just love them!
Can't wait to do more tomorrow...we are thinking staying an extra day.....
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