Trip with Tripp #4: Cape May, NJ to Norfolk, VA (2/6 – 2/7)

See where we're at! An excerpt from my written journal: February 6th, 4:00 PM ... and then the clouds over a shoreline silhouetted with trees against a golden horizon, struck through with lances of sunbeams, show that nature is indeed still capable of reaching me with its beauty. There was a new observation for me … Continue reading Trip with Tripp #4: Cape May, NJ to Norfolk, VA (2/6 – 2/7)

Trip with Tripp #3: Cape May, NJ (2/4 – 2/6)

See where we're at: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:6165338/mmsi:368134980/imo:0/vessel:CALLIPYGIA So! The lackadaisical updater gives himself a lot of ground (or water) to cover. The tail end of our stay in Cape May, NJ can be described in two words: Jim Buie. Tripp, being a logistically shrewd captain and keenly aware of the concept of a proper division of labor, … Continue reading Trip with Tripp #3: Cape May, NJ (2/4 – 2/6)

Trip with Tripp #1: Portsmouth, RI to Cape May, NJ (1/30 – 2/4)

Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, after leaving Point Judith and before the NYC shipping lanes. See where we're at: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:6165338/mmsi:368134980/imo:0/vessel:CALLIPYGIA Well, the Callipygia has delivered us to balmy Cape May. A New Jersey coastal town has a lot of its seasonal businesses shut down in February, for some strange reason. But Charlie at Utsch's Marina … Continue reading Trip with Tripp #1: Portsmouth, RI to Cape May, NJ (1/30 – 2/4)