Day 2 of ownership

Hi folks!

It's been a few days, but I'm back now and ready to continue the story of my first few days on CS ownership...

After a great evening in Cape May, NJ following a trip through the middle of nowhere in the Garden State the day before (the day I picked up my CS), it was time to continue on our way south and home. First, however, my wife had to get a run in (she's training for a marathon), so I went out in the very chilly but pretty morning to see the sights and take a few pics of the Cape May beaches.

Once we had all that squared away - and we'd had an amazing breakfast at our B&B - we loaded up our gear and headed out toward the Cape May - Lewes Ferry. On the way down to the ferry landing, we took a quick detour and checked out the Cape May lighthouse, which made for some good picture taking. After that little diversion, it was off to the ferry and a trip across the Delaware Bay.

The crossing was great, though very chilly and a bit rough (my car's NOT going to roll around, is it???), and we really enjoyed the fresh - and did I mention very cold? - sea air and passing coastal scenary. Once off the ferry, we headed south and east on US1 towards Rehobeth Beach. As neither of us had been there before, we decided a little detour off the main road to see the town was in order. We were also rather hungry again and it was lunch time. After a brief search through the neat downtown area, we found a spot called the Purple Parrot Grill and had a great lunch and some entertaining people watching. Once we had finished, it was time to hit the road, make some time, and see some sights.

We stayed on US 1 for a while, and hugged the coast as we headed south. After hitting some painful traffic in Ocean City, we headed a bit inland and found some back roads to travel. We made our first detour back to the coast when we made a side trip over to visit Assateauge Island and see the ponies there. We saw some absolutely beautiful barrier island scenary as well as the ponies, and even made a quick stop at the park headquarters. We then headed a bit further south, staying on back roads, and headed towards the water once again to see Chincoteague Island. That was a bit disappointing and very commercial, but it did afford us an excellent photo op with a giant Viking, as can be seen below.

These miles on back roads were familiarizing me very nicely with the Cayman and it's personality. The clutch was still very tight, but it was clear the engine was staring to loosen up, and the sound of it was just intoxicating! It also becomes clear the car really comes into it's own at speed. When driving slowly things feel a bit heavy (though in no way slow to react), but as speed builds everything smooths out and the feeling of control increases. Please keep in mind I had not much exceeded 65 mph at this point, as I was primarily on back roads and being careful not to pick up a ticket in my first days of ownership. Still, it had become very clear to me I would be tracking this car just as soon as the break-in period was over!

Once we had temporarily cured out sight-seeing urge, we hit the open road once more to make our way to our resting spot for the evening, the Cape Charles House B&B in, oddly enough, Cape Charles, Va. It is another lovely B&B with very gracious hosts who greated us warmly after a long day on the road. After we settled into our room, our hosts suggested we visit a great little pub just a few blocks away where we had some very tasty seafood for dinner and few beers to make sure we slept soundly.

Day two of my ownership was over, and it was clear a new automotive love affair - I'm pretty sure my wife understands; she had already nicknamed the car "Purr-baby" for the sound of it's engine - had begun.

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