Day 47 - Dover to Georgetown - Two Far 2022 - Reunion Bound (the long way around) - CycleBlaze

Day 47 - Dover to Georgetown - Two Far 2022 - Reunion Bound (the long way around) - CycleBlaze

From Two Far 2022 - Reunion Bound (the long way around)

By Jeanna & Kerry Smith

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May 26, 2022

Day 47 - Dover to Georgetown

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We started today with a visit to the Delaware Agricultural Museum. The centerpiece was this 1704 log cabin found in northern Delaware. The cabin was restored and moved here.

Interior views of the cabin

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There were the usual agricultural displays. One that we both found interesting was this story of the beginning of Delaware's chicken producing industry. If you want to read all the posters, you may find it interesting, too.

One of Cecile Steele's chicken houses. We rode past many of Delaware's modern chicken growing houses later in the day. There was one poster which said that chickens raised for market in the 1920's were grown for 110 days to an average weight of something over two pounds. Today, chickens are grown for 47 days and reach a weight of over six pounds.

Here is an "identify this object" quiz. It was located with wheat threshers, but there was no information about it.

Does anyone know what this might be?

In the "never have seen it before" category, we have this asparagus packing table.

And this is another "what is it?"

Anyone know this one? (We do but are not telling :-) )

This picture is from the blacksmith shop.

Kerry wants to know why the chimney is crooked. Ideas?

After the museum, we still had 48 miles to ride. Most of our miles we on roads like this one.

We rode through the heart of Delaware's poultry producing area.

We went past at least a dozen of these huge chicken complexes.

It wasn't all chickens

These girls were huddled together by the road.

Always need to include an old barn.

And, since we're going to New Jersey tomorrow, one last quiet, peaceful Delmarva road.

Today's ride: 48 miles (77 km)
Total: 1,599 miles (2,573 km)

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