August 25, 2020 - Cape May with Mugsy
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I recently retired so when Mugsy called me up on a Tuesday morning and asked if I wanted to go flying, I said "Sure!".
We met over at Massey Airfield where there was a pretty good crosswind.
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This big turbo-prop crop duster was operating out of Massey this morning. I believe they were loading seed into the plane. We weren't at Massey very long but in that short time the duster loaded up, took off, dropped its load nearby, and returned.
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| Mugsy and I overhead Cape May Airport. Two days ago, on Sunday, the weather was gorgeous. It was not nearly as good today. We were close to instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) crossing the Delaware Bay. Visibility everywhere was mediocre and the air was bumpy. Plus it was hot. |
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Safe on deck at Cape May. We enjoyed a nice breakfast at the Flight Line Cafe -- I had what I always have: the Eggs Benedict -- and solved all the world's problems over coffee.
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| Departing Cape May Airport, we cruised up the Jersey Shore a bit. There were lots of people on the beach. |
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| I'm guessing the people on this beach segment are staying at that big hotel. |
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| A big unpopulated sand bar. |
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Checking out the Coast Guard Station.
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| We crossed Delaware Bay to Cape Henlopen and are now headed south down the Delaware coast. This area is Cape Henlopen State Park. |
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Looking down at part of what was once Fort Miles. During World War II, two 16-in guns were housed in Battery Smith.
I wonder if this was Battery Smith?
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| Surf fishermen set up on the beach with their vehicles and pop-up shelters. |
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| Two Fort Miles observation towers stand lonely sentinals over the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| The good-looking bridge over the Indian River Inlet. Construction began on this bridge in 2008 and was completed in 2012. |
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We headed along the south side of the Indian River Bay, passing this trailer park community/campground with beach called Tuckahoe Acres.
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| Passing by the Indian River Power Plant. The Indian River Power Plant is a 784-megawatt facility located near Millsboro that produces electricity, primarily from the combustion of coal. It is owned by NRG Energy, which operates a variety of energy-related operations worldwide. |
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Looking south down the Nanticoke River from Seaford.
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| Looking northwest up the Marshyhope Creek. |
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| More Marshyhope Creek. See how hazy the sky is? It was bumpy down low as well. |
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| Passing by Magennis Farm Airport, a little private strip/airport community just west of Federalsburg. |
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Mugsy peeled off to Easton and I continued on to Essex Skypark.
The old "historical" FBO building is really turning into an eyesore.
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