June 14 & 15
We decided to
stay in Chesapeake City one more day since the winds were up and the forecast
for Sunday was light winds. The tide
from the C&D canal to Cape May Canal was a mixed bag. High tide was around 1:00 PM, which meant to
travel during the day we would spend half the day against the current and half
with it. As it turned out we made good
time and arrived in Cape May on Sunday in about 9 hours. It was a nice crossing of the Delaware Bay.
We left two
newly formed friends, Wade and Susie Ehlen on Shady Lady, in Chesapeake
City. They were starting the Great Loop
until Susie fell on their boat steps and hurt her back. Actually, we never met Susie since she was in
so much pain that she couldn’t come out of their boat cabin. They decide to turn back to their home of New
Bern, and we hope she is feeling better soon.
Lessons
learned: wait for good weather and enjoy
the trip (actually we knew this, but are confirming what we knew), and don’t
get hurt on the boat. We knew this one
too, but we were reminded this weekend.
Last night in
Cape May, Larry Kelly and Joan, and Ed and Bobbie Olwell came to the boat and
went to dinner with us. It was a great
evening and really great to see them. But
by 9:00 and after a long day on the water I was really
beat. Sorry Larry, Joan, Ed and Bobbie.
Patti and Alan. So glad you are having a great time. We wish we could be with you . . . we plan on being underway next week up the James to Richmond and back to Ocean Marine. Stay safe! SONATA Bonnie and Charlie
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you had a good crossing of the Delaware Bay. Be careful out there!
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