Once Around on a Bicycle 
Dagsboro, DE - Home of the World's Strongest Drug-Free Man. Every town in America has something or someone to be proud of. Even Dagsboro, DE.
In my 15+ months on the road I must have taken 25 different ferries. They are a great way to travel. You make progress without exerting any effort. Other than a rough overnight ferry in 'Deck Class' from North Cyprus to Turkey, they've all been fun. This is a picture of my last ferry passage from Lewes, DE to Cape May, NJ.
This is the bridge from Avalon to Sea Isle City on the South Jersey shore. Sea Isle is where the Clancy's spend their summer vacations. I spent my last night on the road here. It was like old times.
My 17th and final state on the trip was Pennsylvania. I made the crossing from New Jersey to Pennsylvania over the Ben Franklin Bridge. After a less than scenic ride through Camden, the view of the Philly skyline from the bridge was a pleasure.
Here's a view down the Ben Franklin Parkway to Philadelphia City Hall. Center City Philly is actually a very good place to ride a bike. There are many bike paths and some interesting spots to explore.
Here's the old Alma Mater, Saint Joseph's University. Twenty-some years ago I would have been behind these gates, daydreaming about cycling around the world. Obviously, I never made the Dean's List.
This seemed to be an appropriate final picture. Every day tourists spill out of buses at the bottom, scramble up the steps like Rocky, and then keel over hacking and wheezing. It's the best show in town. I did not run up the Art Museum steps.
OK, one more picture. This is absolutely the end of the trip. It's Mom and Dad's house where the tearful reunion (with my old car) occurred. I haven't ridden the bike since.
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