Cape May, NJ

We went back and forth about whether or not to go on the Atlantic or the ICW to Cape May on Friday, July 25. We finally decided to go on the ocean side because it would take less time, the seas looked calm enough, and we wouldn’t have to leave at the crack of dawn.  

After taking Archie for his morning walk in this pretty town, we left Ocean City at the comfortable hour of 8:30. 

There were 1-2 foot swells and it was a little uncomfortable at first, but not bad.  Halfway through the trip the seas calmed to one foot swells.

We also decided to stay at a marina instead of our usual anchorage primarily because it was so beastly hot. We arrived at Utsch’s Marina by 2 and tied up at the transient dock.  Utsch’s grounds are very utilitarian but they are right next to the Lobster House restaurant and a great seafood market.  We usually load up at the market but this time we resisted because we weren’t going to be on Zendo for a few weeks. 

Instead we had a leisurely lunch at the Lobster House where we both ordered the same thing (unusual for us to do). Our very friendly Russian server encouraged us to order the seafood special which was a melange of lobster, clams and scallops over a bed of linguine with a lemon butter sauce. It was delicious especially accompanied by a glass of rosé for me and a beer for Jonny. Needless to say, we indulged in a nap afterwards.

We were very comfortable holed up in air-conditioned comfort aboard Zendo that evening.