This work explores contact languages (Pidgins and Creoles) as a metaphor for intercultural navigation. Baby, the protagonist, is a tandem Bangka (Pacific outrigger canoe) derived from a mutation from a single plyak (plywood kayak- 50's era), and the Klepper canoe design (collapsible german canoe company-WWII era). Through the summer of 2011, Baby will navigate numerous bodies of water across the United States- loosely imitating Lewis & Clark's expedition. The first leg of Baby’s journey occurred on May 21, 2011 from Richmond, VA (seat of the Confederacy) and concluded near Jamestown, VA (the first successful British colony).