April 4, 2023 - Cape May/Ocean Beaches with Mugsy
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| The forecast was pretty good for today so Mugsy asked me if I wanted to do some aviating. Sure! Soon I was winging my way over the Eastern Shore to Massey Aerodrome. |
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Green is overtaking the brown but we're still not all the way there.
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| A little offshoot heads north off the Chester River. |
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I arrived at Massey a little early. Checking out Massey's F4U Corsair while waiting for Mugsy.
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| Mugsy arrived shortly thereafter and soon we were winging our way east to Cape May. Below, the Delaware River comes into view. |
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| Passing over a 737 jet as it heads into Dover Air Force Base. Always interesting to be looking down on a jet from your RV. |
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| Feet wet over Delaware River. |
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Land ho!
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| Cape May airport in sight. |
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Approaching Cape May Airport. Because we cross the Delaware high, we are always screaming fast at this point because of a high descent.
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| Safe on deck at Cape May. |
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I always order the Eggs Benedict at the Flight Line Cafe. It's very good and relatively inexpensive.
After a late breakfast, we take off and head for Cape May itself, to jump across the Delaware Bay to Cape Henlopen.
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| Speaking of Cape Henlopen, there it is! |
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Always picturesque, Cape Henlopen is.
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| I noticed these sand dunes for the first time. They are the "Walking Dunes" and are part of Cape Henlopen State Park. Will have to hike them some day. |
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Loyal readers probably have picked up on my fascination with the big Naval guns like this sixteen incher down below.
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| A battery of these were here during World War II. Nobody was cruising up to Philadelphia on the surface unless the powers that be said so. |
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| Mugsy and I descend to fly the ocean beaches heading south. |
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| Passing by some observation/spotting towers left over from WWII. |
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Rehobeth Beach is a happening place today.
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The air was very misty down low. Other than Rehobeth, no one is on the beaches on this early May weekday.
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| We passed by Ocean City and are now cruising down Assateaque Island. |
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A sighting on some of the famous Assateaque Island wild horses.
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| All too soon, it's time to break off to the northwest and head for home. |
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Turning final at Essex Skypark. Fun flying day,.
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