Leaving Still Pond, we headed north and entered the C&D Canal. Wind was on the nose again, so the engine got more run time. The trip up the canal was easy. Current was with us, and we got to Chesapeake City early. We took on diesel at the newly reopened Shaeffer's Canal House. The attendant mentioned that the harbor at Chesapeake City had been dredged to 10 ft three years ago, but had silted some. Some was an understatement. We quickly went hard aground in the mud. Hard enough that we had to sit for 90 minutes while the tide came in. Note to log- Chesapeake City does not have 7 feet of water. We contact Summit North Marina further down the canal. They ASSURED us they had 7 feet, and directed us to H dock. We made it as far as J dock before getting stuck. A nice boater on J dock helped us as we got unstuck and tied to the head of the dock. He said EVERYONE gets stuck at J dock. The marina manager then told me he told us H dock, but really doubted we would make it. Summit North Marina is clearly operating on the principal that they are the only game in town. It is 1/2 mile down the dock to the office, the showers and bathrooms are sub-par, and the marina is in a marsh. As the ladies went down to shower, I closed up the boat and sat in the dark to avoid the swarm of mosquitoes that rose from the swamp. The ladies made it back without being eaten too badly. No worries, as we were going to bed early to be ready to head down Delaware Bay in the morning.
Monday, August 14th we left the Chesapeake and entered Delaware Bay. There was NO WIND AT ALL. The current was with us, making the trip down the bay easy. Commercial traffic was light, but BIG. One highlight was our first porpoise sighting. They didn't come too close, but Cary got a picture. We made it to the mouth of the bay at dusk and headed out into the Atlantic Ocean. Winds were light and variable from the southwest. The current had turned, and was against us. It seemed like Cape May and Wildwood, NJ would never drop out of sight. We did it! We made it to the ocean.
Monday, August 14th we left the Chesapeake and entered Delaware Bay. There was NO WIND AT ALL. The current was with us, making the trip down the bay easy. Commercial traffic was light, but BIG. One highlight was our first porpoise sighting. They didn't come too close, but Cary got a picture. We made it to the mouth of the bay at dusk and headed out into the Atlantic Ocean. Winds were light and variable from the southwest. The current had turned, and was against us. It seemed like Cape May and Wildwood, NJ would never drop out of sight. We did it! We made it to the ocean.
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