Swan appeared in marina as we were leaving Oxford
Today is Monday, June 11th. We left Oxford on Friday morning and headed to Rock Hall, Maryland where we got a space on the free dock. As we finished tying up, a man came over and told us we were not allowed to stay there because they were having a fishing tournament and needed the space for the boats to tie off to have their fish measured. We informed him that we had left early that morning and weren't leaving but would move up as far as possible to be out of the way. He wasn't happy but said OK. Later a woman (Mike thought she was a man and called her sir but she was so big she could have whipped him into shape) came over and raised her voice and told him to leave. He said we weren't leaving and that was that. They ignored us and went on with the weighing in. It lasted all of about 45 minutes and was over.
Our GPS as we're approaching Knapps Narrows
going from Choptank River to Chesapeake Bay
Bridge going down right after we had passed through
at Knapps Narrows preventing this large vessel from going through
This young man won the 1st prize in his age group
Passing under Chesapeake Bay Bridge
We left Rock Hall heading for Chesapeake City on Saturday morning. This is on the C&D Canal which separates the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay and is approximately 12 miles long. Our intention was to stay on the free dock but when we arrived, there were 2 large sailboats already against that dock so it was impossible. We tried anchoring in the small bay but after 5 tries and neither anchor holding, we decided to head for Delaware City. This added about 2 more hours of cruising time but we were glad we left because once arriving in this very small marina, there were Ron and Anita as well as 2 other looper boats. We were invited aboard one of the other boats to celebrate one of them having "crossed their wake". This is when you cross the place you first began on the loop.
We left early the next morning for Cape May which is on the tip of the state and has the Delaware Bay on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Going down the bay was such a nice cruise as there was no wind and we "buddy boated" with Ron and Anita. I had heard horror stories about this bay so we were pleasantly surprised. It appears we're going to be here this week because we need to wait for a weather window to enter the Atlantic and start working our way up the coast to New York City. Also our bow thruster went out again and we're having it repaired.
Cape May is a very touristy town and they say it has the greatest concentration of victorian architecture in the nation. This afternoon we rode bikes across a very high bridge over to the town and down Washington Street to an outdoor mall at the very end. Tomorrow we're taking a trolly tour around the houses and beach areas. Since we're going to be here this week, I've got to fnd someplace to get a haircut!
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