We has a great visit at home, but it felt good to be back on the boat! Lots of sunshine and no rain. Tuesday afternoon the mechanic found and fixed the leaky fitting on the upper drive station.
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| Sunset at Holiday Point Marina MD |
We left Holiday Point Marina in Maryland at 6 am Wenesday to take advantage of a push from the rising tide up the Chesapeake Bay. The bay was lumpy, but mainly from the wind.
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| Gravel barge on the Chesapeake Bay |
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| Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse |
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| Sailboat on the Bay |
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| Chesapeake Bay Bridge |
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| Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse |
We finally get to the upper bay and it narrows down like a river and the water smoothed out. Easy travel through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to the Delaware City Marina.
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| Turkey Point Lighthouse |
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Bethel Bridge Signal Light
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| Bridges over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal |
We made it in time to hear owner Tim's advice on transiting down the Delaware Bay. Looks good for a Thursday trip. In Tim's briefing he told everyone to check their boat gears before untying lines. The C&D Canal has a swift current. We were up at 4:15 am and ready to go at 5 am. BUT we have no gears!!! We are his second boat this year with gear problems. He says historically he has 3 boats a year to have gear problems. He has a mechanic that gets us fixed within 2 hours after he arrived at 7, but the significant pull of the outgoing tide from Delaware Bay has passed. We will try again tomorrow.
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| Delaware City Marina |
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| Mark Karen Terri Kelly |
Friday was a decent cruise down the Delaware Bay. Some bumps and lumps, but the tide was in our favor!
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| Miah Maull Lighthouse |
We caught up to Time Out and The Journey in Canyon Club Marina at Cape May. The great part was Jim and Cindy on The Journey cooked dinner for all of us, lucious shrimp and scallops!!!
On Saturday, Captains Choice arrived for burgers and docktails! Eating and sharing travel stories!
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| Terri Kelly Jean Dan Jim Cindy Mark Karen |
