See where we're at! The Waterside Marina, home for a few days in Norfolk. So! It's 9:15 am on February 7th. Tripp has woken me up, still amused about the ejection of our French Press into the briny deep, to see cormorants, seagulls, pelicans and other sea birds swirling in the sky and populating the … Continue reading Trip with Tripp #5: Norfolk, VA (2/7 – 2/10)
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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 #2: Video Log Catch-Up
With Local Cape May Legend Jim Buie and Joanne at the Lucky Bones Sitting here on the dock on Norfolk, VA. This edition is the overdue catch-up for Tripp's video log he's been keeping, now that I actually have some reliable wifi to get it done. Enjoy Tripp's banter about my recovery from sea sickness, … Continue reading Trip with Tripp #2: Video Log Catch-Up
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)
Hermit Thrush 