USA 2009 | Part 1 Delaware/New Jersey

[livingthepoem]

How lovely to see home through your eyes, your heart.

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

@livingthepoem Hi Steve - so glad you got to see this. I told you I fell in love with Delaware and now you see it...lol. Your comment made me watch this video again - which was a treat, as I havent in a while. My son has grown a lot in the 2 years since then. Lewes will always be one of the great loves of my life - I have had so much fun, and love, and happiness there. I usually try and weave it in as a stop on any trip to the States. Hopefully 2012 I will get there again :)

[leftysergeant]

Lewes looks like exactly the kind of place to go for a vacation when you want to leave all the stress of modern life behind.

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Yes it is...It just has a special place in my heart too - I love to just sit on the beach there and just relax totally. It is magical :) Thanks for watching :) Sunbeam :)

[Richocaster]

Ahhh Awesome start for a vacation Sunbeam!

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Thanks Richocaster!! We really had the best trip!! I hope you have a great weekend! Sunbeam :)

[oldiesedit]

Looks like eric and I both missed these! LOL... I've never been to Delaware. Surprised how 'small town' it is! Nice!

Hugs

Karen

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Karen :) Yes...I think it is that small town feel that I like about it :) Best wishes and hugs to you my friend, Sunbeam :)

[no2hate]

sorry I'm just now finding this! I thought about you while you were on your trip and so close to my home! peace2u! eric

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello again!! No need to apologise - so nice of you to visit - whenever you get here :) Thank you for thinking of us :) Sunbeam :)

[Cliffbrock]

This is a beautiful video. I enjoyed it very much. --:)Rod

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Rod :) Thank you....I tried to capture some of the peace I experience every time I visit Lewes! Thanks so much for watching! Sunbeam :)

[DrHossHuckleberry]

Next time you come to Hollywood and I will show you the stars..

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Eddie :) Well that's an offer I will have to tuck away....am looking at plans for next summer....California is a possible...but depends what time I can get off work...I really would love to meet you...I know we would make a fab video...lol....Thanks so much for watching :) Sunbeam :)

[ChucksSlideshows]

Your travel experiences are very interesting coming from an outsiders point of view,making Americans realize what they havent experienced yet from living in the US all their lives. Thanks for that,opening our eyes to places that we need to re-visit and recapture new memories in places we never visit as locals.

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Thank you! I never thought of it that way - I just love America inside and out and every time I go see how much beauty and wonder there is there - I am pleased to share a little of it here :)

[ChucksSlideshows]

My parents are now living in Sharon, Connecticut and wish to live in New Castle, Delaware when they sell their house. Lewes, DE looks like a neat historic town, wonderful time indeed.

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Oh - I hope they achieve their dream!! Living anywhere in Delaware would suit me...lol...but by the beach would be very best :) Thanks for watching, Chuck :)

[BaerchenprinzBln]

I never heard of Lewes before to be honest. Looks beautiful. I wonder how often you have gone there since 1989. Or was it the first comeback? Oh, that would be interesting to return after such a long time. I can figure you and your son had a great time. I´m curious to see the next videos. Btw this one wasn´t being posted to me by YT. Strange. Anyways cheers to you dear. André :-)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Andre! Oh I have been back to Lewes many times since that first visit and hopefully will be back there next summer too!

Sorry you didnt get the video from YT! I am hoping to post one travel video a week to work through the trip highlights. St Louis will be coming on around Part 6/7 - for information! There will be some people you know in those ones! :)

Love for now, Sunbeam :)

[BaerchenprinzBln]

Ah, you can´t imagine how curious I´m about St. Louis.... :-)

[encinitasmel]

Never been over there but it looks wonderful! Fab video, what a fantastic trip.. I want some icecream! thanks for posting ..

mel.

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Umm...yes - that yummy icecream...once tasted you would probably start coming back as often as I do...lol :)

Thanks for watching, Mel :)

[harleynanda]

Hello, m'Lady, and hello to Jack as well. I see you've begun posting your vacation vids. Nice shots of your time in Lewes. I knew you had made several trips stateside, but wasn't aware you had so much history with this area and town. I bet it's nice to return there; sort of a homecoming.

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Michael :)

Yes - I just got Part 2 up today also - Jack and Georgia fishing - such lovely memories!! I am trying to get one up a week - so it wont be too long before the Harley gets its starring moment :)

I really do love Lewes in Delaware - will move there as soon as I get the chance....!! It really is like my spirit sighs with relief and a warm inner happiness, as I drive into the place - 'there's no place like home' :)

Thank you for watching. Love to you, Sally and the boys xoxo

[KissHope]

Hello Puddin Pop,

So enjoyed your video and was so happy to see Jack. He reminds me of someone so very special that lives in NJ. John has the same color hair and gorgeous freckles I adore both. Was great to see this slice of your life and the things and people that are special to you. Thanks for sharing yourself with your friends we all feel special to have you and share in some of your joys.Can't wait til next year when you visit or when I just pack up and move to my homeland! lol

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Hope Hope :)

I am so glad you found this....I really appreciate you taking an interest in our travels and lives :) I am definitely 'holding the thought' of next year....I am sure we will meet one of these days :)

Sunbeam :)

[somewhereintime43]

Excellent video.. really loved watching!! It is really very proffesional, you should go into making documentarys for television. Thank you so much for sharing... :)

Kyle :)))

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Aww Kyle - what a lovely generous-hearted comment :) You would laugh if you saw how hard I had to work on these vids...and how many times I get frustrated with the software freezing etc...hehe. It is a labour of love - but I know they will be so good to look back on as Jack grows older etc.

I am so lucky to have YT friends that enjoy watching along with us - thank you for that - it really means a lot!

Sunbeam :)

[sevenender]

Delaware/New Jersey .. looks very nice...beautyfull place...and weather:)

very nice

greets

ender

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello hello sevenender!! Thank you for stopping by!! I wish you a wonderful week :)

[TravelWithMusic]

Oh I forgot...All my stars and fav...

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Thank you...thank you :)

[TravelWithMusic]

Wow Jil...what a wonderful video...I really love it!

Seems your vacation was great...You had a very warm welcome there...

Hugs, Heidi

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hey Heidi!! Thank you!! They sure take some editing though, these travel vids, dont they? A lot more complicated than a straight song or poetry video...lol :) Great to look back on though! Thanks so much for watching :) Sunbeam :)

[FrancisRidley]

I loved this video very much Jill. What a beautiful place. You're story was so full of love and friendship. I can see now why you have such a strong attraction to that area. Thanks so much for sharing a little bit of what you love so much. :)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Dave!! Oh - so good you got to see this...I try and keep my life full of love and friendship wherever I can....in the end - those are two of the things that will matter most I think!....Thanks so much for watching....:)

Georgia is next...and you know what that means....those darn tree frogs and the start of Sunbeam's sleepless nights....LOL

Bye for now, Sunbeam :)

[FrancisRidley]

"...:those darn tree frogs and the start of Sunbeam's sleepless nights..."

LOL Hilarious! :)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

LOL - It was a jungle down there!! You will see what I mean when you see the footage...hehe...

(It makes me laugh thinking about you laughing about it.....LOL)

[FrancisRidley]

Double ROFL. Here's to laughing with you! :)

[gerdenshed]

This is beautifully made video Sunbeam, you've done a great job with the voiceover. I look forward to more episodes of your travels ;-) 5*s

Mark.....

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Mark! Thank you....there will be more a-coming...snippetts of adventures and lovely times...I think the secret of a happy life - or one of them (lol) is to squeeze as much joy as possible from the things that go well...:) YT is great for helping us do that through videos that prompt wonderful memories!Looking fwd to seeing your holiday ones too :)

Thanks so much for waching

Sunbeam :)

[nllleonard]

Well, I believed I was right there with you Sunbeam, until the last frame of your lovely video! I've never visited this wonderful town, but would surely love to after watching this! You captured the personality of the place beautifully! The hometown parade and the children's race looked like so much fun! I think my favorite part was watching Jack and his new friend.  I'm betting he is just like his Mom....and finds friends everywhere!

I thorougly enjoyed this! ;) ~NAncy

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Nancy!! Thank you for watching. Jack will be thrilled you fedback on him...hehe :) Yes - he is like me...a little shy, but gets over that quickly and his cheekiness soon attracts fellow fun souls around him wherever he goes...:)

Glad you are back safely from your own adventures!

Love Sunbeam :)

[zitofan10]

Hi Jill!

You did an awesome job on your travel video! I really enjoyed seeing it! It does look like a very nice place. You know how much I love the beach...just listening to those waves crashing into the shoreline and hearing that ocean breeze blow makes me immediately RELAX!!! The bed and breakfast that you stayed in was really beautiful also!! Sorry that our paths never did get to cross when you were here. Thanks so much for sharing the video...can't wait to see the others!!

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hey Kelli!! What a sweet surprise to see you :) I think we are likeminded about beaches and sun etc...just the best place to relax and let cares float away AND get a darn good tan....hehe :)

I am sorry we didnt get to meet either - but the St Louis installments will be along in a few weeks...I have to get through Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky adventures first....:)

Plus we might be back next summer we had such a great time there in the end - so we might get another chance to meet :)

[moondogg55]

Wonderful video, Jill! Lewes looks like a lovely place - I can see why you love it so! Cape May also seems like some place I'd like to experience! Thanks for posting this, and I look forward to seeing the rest of your '09 holiday adventure! 5*

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hey Tom Tom.....Thanks for coming over here and watching...I know I kind of demanded it in my somewhat pouty 'everyone missed my birthday' kind of way....but still...lol....I appreciate it - you know I do....!! :)

Your starring moments are coming up next....hehe...I will link in with you though before I post anything...I cant wait to unveil the beauty of our fishing trip with Jack!!...That is the next installment :)

Speak to you soon :)

[hswatnik]

top notch travelog!

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Thank you sir :) I hope you are well and wish you a lovely weekend :)

[alanfromdarwen]

Lewes, Delaware,looks fantastic,well done with the editting too, cant wait for more.. lucky you being their on the 4th july...

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello again Alan :) Thank you...my editing skills have come a long way since I came on YouTube (as looking at my earlier vids shows...hehe) and there is still so far to go...am trying to learn one new thing with each video....this one was a challenge as I had so much footage to sort through and it was quite a long video - my next travel 'episodes' of this trip should be shorter and easier....Thanks so much for watching! Sunbeam :)

[allshookup77]

This was wonderful Sunbeam! Lewe's Delaware, your home away from home, looks like a wonderful place to visit and a great place to be on the 4th. of July! The bed 'n' breakfast seems like a delightful place to stay... I'll bet Jack love the "Frog Room" (lol)... he clearly loved the ocean! I enjoyed every minute of your video and look forward to part 2! I'm glad you had a wonderful vacation! ... FrAnK (★★★★★)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi FrAnK! Oh - thanks for watching and such a gorgeous comment. You are such a kind friend!! The whole trip was great - met and exceeded our expectations in so many ways and the universe kept us both safe and well....cant ask for more than that. We are very lucky :) Part 2 will be along in the next week or so...:)

Best wishes for your weekend!

Sunbeam :)

[rhopen]

Excellent travelogue Sunbeam. Marvelous footage. -Ron

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Ron - Thank you! YT helps us record our memories - I know my son will love looking back on this later :) Hope you have a lovely weekend! Sunbeam :)

[mozartiikodesu]

Excellent.

It makes me smile in this video.^^

PEACE

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Ahhh...that is beautiful. You have blessed my Channel with two beautiful comments this evening - thank you!! I needed that 'peace' too....very well-timed!!

I am so glad this made you smile....that makes me smile back....through this online comment box....hehe.

Thank you!! Sunbeam :)

[tps607]

Excellent video...glad you had such a great time. It strikes me as ironic (your accent helps) that you would visit and feel so at home in what once was the hotbed of rebellion that ended with the split from the Crown...Full circle...lol *****

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello again :) Thank you so much for stopping by...Yes - irony - life is full of it...hehe! That's the thing with 'love' - of places, people, things - often we just cant explain it - but just 'feel' it in our hearts....it's magic - guess I keep going back there to feel that magic again :)

Best wishes for your weekend ahead,

Sunbeam :)

[tps607]

...may the magic never end

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

I dont think it ever can :) That's the magic of magic....;)

[megansspark]

a fabulous journey.... a summer to remember!

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello again :) Yes - it really was.....I like adventures....lol...This part was tame really - we have been here before - it is the later parts where we met Ytubers that were a little wilder...lol...I will share some little snippetts of those meetings as I get time to post some vids etc....

Thanks so much for watching!!

Sunbeam :)

[KarenEng]

It looks like you and your son had a wonderful time in Delaware! Wow, it is such a beautiful place! :)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Karen...Yes - it really is lovely there - well if you love the ocean, sand and sun, like I do!! Thanks for watching! I hope you are getting some sleep now and your kitten is continuing to give you lots of love and joyful moments :)

Sunbeam :)

[volleyballjones]

Hi Sunbeam,

I enjoyed your trip to Delaware & New Jersey. I feel like I have had a 8 minute vacation myself after watching. Very nice.

Steve

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

volleyballjones!! Hello again Steve :) That's nice you feel you have had a mini vacation...:) My son and I ended our trip a few weeks after this Delaware part in Little Rock, Arkansas - so I dont think we were too far from you.....nice to see you again - I must pop over and see what you have been up to lately!! :)

[volleyballjones]

You got to be kidding me. That's just 15 minutes from where I live. How did you pick Little Rock as part of your vacation?

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

We were originally going to visit a friend there, but it didnt line up....By that point, I had worked the road trip to finish in Little Rock and our flights home started from there....So the very final part of my series of travel vids will show our last day in the States in LR!! We only ended up there one day in the end! (And I am rather pleased at that as it was raining torrentially!!)

Sorry I missed meeting up with you though - for sure!!...So hard to do everything!

[Cameragirl803]

Loved the bed and breakfast!! How cute a frog room! LOL..Looks like a cool little town! I have never been there. We used to go to Fenwick Island, De when we lived up North. Glad you had a great trip:) *****

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Jane :) I havent been right to Fenwick Island - we did get down to Bethany beach this trip - which I think wasnt far off....I will have to do that on another trip....I am sure I will like it!! Thanks for watching...Best wishes for your weekend ahead! Sunbeam :)

[PhillipLWilcher]

Contentment!

Oh - I have this thing for frogs - I don't know why - I love them! I'd be so at home there in that bed and breakfast!

Lovely video xxxSunbeamxxx......

I can well understand your feeling for Delaware. How beautiful!

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Phillip! lol on your 'thing' for frogs - that is cute! I had never really fancied the frog room on previous trips and we only got it cos it was so busy on 4th July weekend....but actually it felt quite nice in there....lol. Thank you for such a kind comment and for watching!

Sunbeam :)

[Tadek59]

Fantastic and interesting video and beautiful places !

5*****

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello Tadek59!! Thank you.....you are such a great YT friend and supporter.

Kindest wishes for your weekend ahead.

Sunbeam :)

[shadow6326]

Jill!! What a beautiful place..I have passed through Delaware but never stopped to spend time..perhaps it might need to be a stop in the future..:)

Looks like this part of your vacation was wonderful, relaxing and beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing!! I look forward to part 2..:)

Have a great day!! Hugs!!! Eva

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi Eva!!...It really is lovely - especially if you like beaches and there are some wild parts I know of that are still undeveloped and I just love sitting out in the stillness of nature there with the sun, sand and water....but that's just me...hehe!

I really appreciate you coming by to watch...YT is so great in making us have the discipline to record some of our lives...so lovely to look back on....I would never have done this kind of thing before YT!!

Bye for now, Sunbeam :)

[LoveMattersMost]

P.S. I want one of those Malted Milkshakes too! When your plane returns, can you open the window and drop one over San Jose for me? -I'll catch it! ; ) - Bri.

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

lol...I never did get a frappacino....which I still can never spell right...hehe....I gave up...I am allowing it as an example of imperfection as a poetess that I cannot spell every word perfectly....lol.

One day I am sure our adventures will take us to the West Coast again and then you and I will be filming a master hike - I am sure of it....lol :)

Wil be visiting you soon - I have missed your Channel!!

Sunbeam :)

[LoveMattersMost]

You are welcome to go on a hike with me anytime! : ) Best review my hiking Videos first, though! Wading to my waste in River water infested with Piranha and Leeches! And there was that "fight for life" against a hungry Mountain Lion, armed with only a Tofu Hot Dog-whose tip was ground down to a point to resemble a spear! What happ'nd? The big cat seized and ate my "spear" and in the confusion, I made my escape! And there was the time a maneating Python dropped down from a tree onto my neck..

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Ummm...OH!!....lol...I will have to catch up - you are right...hehe.

I am quite happy though to sit on the shore of any rivers, look pretty and nibble on your homemade vegan foods in the sun while you do the male stuff like slay the piranhas, leeches and pythons...lol...I never was a feminist...hehe.....:)

[YourRisingPhoenix]

lovely video dear, looks like you had a lovely time,it looks a very colourful happy place to live , 5 stars :)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello special soul :) I feel a fluttering of energy and there - you appear :)....Like a colourful butterfly swooping through....:)

So funny you put that particular comment...I was just thinking how it is the colours of the beach and bay and sky that blend with me most, of the energies there.....Thanks for watching the start of our trip....where it all began - and many adventures followed - it was such a fun trip :) Love to you today

Sunbeam:)

[LoveMattersMost]

-"Just relaxing, and good for Soul" Sunbeam, I wish to say the same for this video! You are so talented as a Videomaker! You helped me to take the trip with you and Jack as well. It was a heart-warming experience. : ) -Brian.

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Oh Brian - that is one of the most lovely comments I have had and I have been fortunate to have many gorgeous ones!! TY!

This vid took a good 12 hours to edit - I had so much footage - I nearly lost the urge to complete it...but I kept going, knowing the later ones will be shorter and easier....as I love Lewes so, I recorded a lot more than a YT vid would allow!

I have been so busy since we got back with work, the house and this video (lol)...I cant wait to get over to your Channel again!!

[atomarane]

I can understand your feelings for the Delaware coast - I was born just south of there but on the Virgina side in Chincoteague.

Love the B&B.:) You looked like you had a really beautiful time. :)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello again :) Oh - I would love to visit there sometime also. I just feel such an affinity with that area - something in its energy and mine 'lines up'....Thank you so much for taking the time to watch :)

Love Sunbeam :)

[BlindStrings]

Nostalgy. You don't want to be back. I know that.

I will follow your vids up very closely. I'll be in the mountains for the next week, but I hope I'll have time and see your vids. And obviously, I'll make mine. If you have FaceBook and want to follow my shots live, send me your account by PM. =)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello my friend :)

You are 100% right - I want to be back over there....and one day I will be - I never stay away from the States for long :)

I dont have Facebook yet - though I may have to bow to pressure - so many people have asked me about it now! YT takes enough online time for me right now....I really will look fwd to seeing yours on YT though...I love your travel vids - always make me reflect on something/inspire me in some way :)

[pugmom6]

I've been waiting for this video, and it's such a lovely place. So nice to see the couple we talked about while you where here. What a thrill to finally see your trip beginning. XO Linda

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello hello :) It is nice you got to see some of the things we chatted about - and there are more to come - wait til you see me on the Harley Davison...LOL..you will laugh!!..Leon and Pat are just beautiul people!! I am so looking fwd to doing the St Louis vids - they will be great!!

So - yes - this is the start of the trip - not many shots of me - my tan wasnt good enough - I get on camera a lot more as the trip continues and that gets better.......lol

Thanks for coming by xoxo

[theloathlydaddy]

What a wonderful, historical little town, looks as if you and Jack and a great time! Loved the frog room lol The bay was especially beautiful, and relaxing just to watch. Thanks for sharing, have an awesome weekend! :)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hello loathlydaddy person....thanks for stopping in....it really is a lovely place - I just feel so at peace on that beach...hehe :) I hope your weekend is great also :) Sunbeam :)

[bigeeezy]

Thanks for sharing :)

[xxxSunbeamxxx]

Hi James - thank you!! :)