Turns out that the cruise port that we have come into before is at the other end of town, so we had to completely reorient ourselves. And, the store that we were specifically looking for has long since left town! OK so it was 28 years ago, but still...
We did find our favorite place downtown for an ice cold freshly squeezed lemonade (it was only 10am and we are trying to mend our ways).
We contemplated going with the hordes to Magens Bay,but it was sooo hot and we would have had to go back to the ship for our gear-- so we decided to do a "cultural tour"!
We visited the 2nd oldest Jewish Synagogue in the U.S. It was the only place that welcomed Jews during the war--when the US and Canada and other countries were turning them away. It has a traditional sand floor and they invited bar mitzvah kids to come here when their synagogues were destroyed by hurricane Katrina.
From there we visited the Dutch Reformed Church, but they must have been practicing their Klompen Dancing because it was closed.
Then our final stop was at the Lutheran Church. They must be conserving energy because all of the lights were off, but it was interesting just the same. The pews were all little boxes.
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