a week at a glance
30 May 2014 | Cape May, NJ
Joannie / cloudy, windy and cool
We left Hertford last Thurs. (5/22) and went to Coinjock, NC for the night. Friday we arrived in Norfolk and tied up at Waterside Marina for 2 nights. Saturday we enjoyed time at the Chrysler Art Museum (highly recommended!) and a leisurely day walking around the waterfront. Sunday we moved to Old Point Comfort Marina in Hampton and toured Fort Monroe and the Casement Museum - very interesting!
Monday we left Hampton, VA at noon and headed offshore to make the 20-hour passage to Cape May. We had a chance to put the sails up for a few hours in the afternoon, but when the wind dropped so did the sails. The night passage was calm and we arrived here at 0800.
We've been enjoying some days here (more than planned) doing the tourist thing...trolley tour of the amazing Victorian houses and B&B's, tour of the Dr. Physic mansion built in 1879 and climbing to the top of the lighthouse, of course!
Our plan is to go back offshore and do another overnight to NYC once the northeasterly winds abate. That is taking longer than expected, but fortunately we are not on a schedule. The forecast for Sunday into Monday looks favorable. We'll see!