Our Trip Took Us into the Ocean

On a yearlong RV trip, I never imagined that we'd take a cruise too. But as luck would have it, that's just what we were doing last year on this day.

We discovered the Cape May-Lewes Ferry when we were trying to plan a route along the Atlantic Coast. We'd been to New York and Philadelphia, we were in New Jersey and we were headed to Maryland, Delaware and Washington D.C. That's when we found a shortcut across the ocean. It's a 17-mile, 85 minute trip between New Jersey and Delaware. It was under $100 bucks for the ride (it's much cheaper for passenger cars than 45-foot RVs) and it saved us a ton of time looping around the states, not to mention gas money. On top of that, once we boarded the big ship,and left our camper down in the parking area, we discovered that it was a Family Fun Cruise, with a DJ and activities for the kids on all three levels of the boat.

The thing I remember the most about our cruise across the Delaware Bay was how amazing it felt to stand with Dan and the kids at the bow, looking down at the inky water and wondering how I got so lucky.

The first century Roman philosopher, Seneca, said "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." I guess I believe that. We did a ton of preparation to give our family the opportunity to travel together. But sometimes the beauty of luck just sneaks right up on you.