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Wish You Were Here: Lewes, Delaware

When was the last time you woke up, looked out over water, and caught sight of a sailing ship straight out of the 1600s? It's a rare occurrence, but one that's a bit easier to come by if you're hanging out on coast of Delaware, as we have this week.

Somewhere between the energy of Rehoboth Beach, the uber-relaxation of Lewes and the frenzy of the outlet malls between them, we spied this awesome ship, which we discovered is the HMS Kalmar Nyckel, a reconstruction of a Dutch-built armed merchant ship from 1638. While the original was lost at sea in the late 17th century after a short career of bringing Swedish settlers to America, the new Kalmar Nyckel (constructed in 1997) continues to hit the high seas for "Pirate Sails," charter cruises and daytime trips out of the harbor at the Lewes-Cape May Ferry Terminal in Lewes (pronounced "lewis").

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