Trip with Tripp #9 THE REWIND: Back to Elizabeth City, the Dismal Swamp Canal, Getting to Cape Charles (2/21 – 2/23)

See where we're at! Sunset from the Morehead City dock on 2/20. So we hit the seas from Morehead City around 0900, after the guys docked next to us almost gassed us out with their diesel engine at 0700. Carbon monoxide is a hell of a drug. Tripp, though initially a little squirrelly about having … Continue reading Trip with Tripp #9 THE REWIND: Back to Elizabeth City, the Dismal Swamp Canal, Getting to Cape Charles (2/21 – 2/23)

Trip with Tripp #5: Norfolk, VA (2/7 – 2/10)

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)