C& D Canal

We are at Chesapeake City on the C & D Canal. Paying for a marina again.

I hate paying for marinas.

We're paying because the FREE dock is being taken up by people who do not tie up close enough to the next boat. Too special, I guess. Also the anchoring area is filled with people who anchor too close to each other for my comfort.

We spent two nights in the Solomans because of stormy weather and very strong winds. We headed for Annapolis on the next day. Windy, just not quite as windy. It was a beat into two foot seas. We banged around quite a bit. Scared the heck out of the cat. But we did get a three hour sail in. Three out of an eight hour day. Can't remember the last time we were underway and had the engines off like that.

Tomorrow it's an early start to head down Delaware Bay to Cape May, NJ. Likely to be a very slow day against the current. Hope it's not against the wind and sea also. Everyone hates this passage. When we were northbound it was pretty nasty.

If the weather holds we should be home next week. If.