Stop one--DelMarVa

Stop 1 on our journey south was at Berlin, MD, as we noticed a sign on our way to Assateague Island National Seashore directing us to the Stephen Decatur Memorial. We had to stop and at least take a picture.

The Decatur (DD963) was the last tincan the Sailorsmate’s dad was on, before his Navy retirement in 1967. This Decatur, the Navy’s fourth, was named for Stephen Decatur, who was born in Berlin, MD. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur for more information on him, or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Decatur_(DD-936) for information on the tincan. Berlin, MD is a nice little town, with lots and lots of Civil War era buildings, mostly in brick. There was a street fair while we were there, with preparations underway for the afternoon’s pig race, but we didn’t wait for that.

We hastened to Assateague to claim our campsite.