{"id":629,"date":"2025-06-05T22:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T02:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/?p=629"},"modified":"2025-06-22T22:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T02:33:38","slug":"travel-day-number-9-delaware-city-de-to-cape-may-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/travel-day-number-9-delaware-city-de-to-cape-may-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel day number 9 &#8211; Delaware City, DE to Cape May, NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We traversed the Delaware Bay today, what an adventure.  The day started out kind of hazy and we went past the Salem Nuclear Power Plant.  It sure was big!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_081458073_HDR-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_081458073_HDR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_081458073_HDR-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_081458073_HDR-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_081458073_HDR-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_081458073_HDR-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_081458073_HDR-1778x1000.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not long before we see our first big commercial ship.  This one is a barge being pushed by a tug.  But take a look at those fenders!  They need a crane to lower and raise them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"http:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Galleryit_20250605_1749156869-1024x541.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Galleryit_20250605_1749156869-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Galleryit_20250605_1749156869-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Galleryit_20250605_1749156869-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Galleryit_20250605_1749156869-1536x811.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Galleryit_20250605_1749156869-2048x1082.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Galleryit_20250605_1749156869-1800x951.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another fun ship we saw was this one powered by propane.  It was really moving along, 15mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/delaware-bay-creepy-lighthouse.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We pass this abandoned lighthouse but still serves as an aid to navigation by blowing the creepy horn.  Full of birds and who knows what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_095533112-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_095533112-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_095533112-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_095533112-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_095533112-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_095533112-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_095533112-563x1000.jpg 563w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_20250605_095533112-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a better picture, looks like something right out of the Wizard of Oz.  I&#8217;m certain there are flying monkeys in there somewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"http:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cape-may-group-dinner-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cape-may-group-dinner-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cape-may-group-dinner-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cape-may-group-dinner-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cape-may-group-dinner-1536x1108.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cape-may-group-dinner-2048x1478.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lumenita.com\/luckydog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cape-may-group-dinner-1386x1000.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrive in Cape May and find that many of our Looper friends are there.  A dinner is arranged at a place called Lucky Bones.  Really good food and even better company.  There were 20 folks there and about half are headed north early tomorrow.  We&#8217;ll stay at least until Monday.  Then, weather permitting, we&#8217;ll head to somewhere around Atlantic City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We traversed the Delaware Bay today, what an adventure. 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