The trip is planned. The routes, stopping places, sites to see and people to visit. This trip will take us to the East Coast eventually, as we do "double duty" with two pricipal objectives.
1. Deliveringthe church handbells and chimes to Plumsteadville PA and the Malmart Bell Factory for refurbishing and polishing.
2. A 6 week tour of the East Coast centering mainly on the National Wildlife Refuges and similar sites for spring birding . THis will include but not be limited to ;
New Jersey
a. Forsythe NWR -NJ
b. Barnegat Lighthouse - NJ
c. Manumuskim River preserve- NJ
d. Cape May NWR- NJ
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Delaware-Maryland
a. Pokomoke River SP
b. Cypress Swamp
c. Assateague NWR
d. Wallops Island NWR
e. Ocean City
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Virginia
a. Kitty Hawk
b. Nags Head - (orchids)
c. Kiptopeke Banding Station
d. Cape Hatteras Seashore
e. Many lighthouses
f. MacKay Island (free Ferry)
g.First Landing SP
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North Carolina
a. Ferries (2) to NC
b. Swan Quarter NWR
c. Mattamuskeet NWR
d. Alligator River
