Tomorrow we will be motoring north to escape the Florida heat and make our way to Cape May, at the southern tip of New Jersey. It is actually below the Mason-Dixon Line and has a lot of Victorian charm. Henry Clay was known to frolic on the beach and Wallis Warfield Simpson had debutante parties there. But we will meet up with family members and enjoy the salt air and the "waters". I recall going up to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. one August which is the horse racing season there. Besides contributing to the improvement of the breed we took time to sample their "waters" which are very heavy with sulfur with an aroma to match. Saratoga in August is when the merchants and hotels triple their prices but that's the only month the ponies run. They were horse racing there in the Civil War era. When Humphrey Bogart was asked why he came to Casablanca he said he came for the "waters". His questioner reminded him that they were in the desert. Bogey said "I was misinformed." It remains to be seen whether I will be "wired" in that coastal beach town or whether a neighbor will kindly share his facility.
tjs
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