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Cape May Sunset

Enjoying Father's Day in Atlantic City

Finally finished sewing the dinghy chaps!

Right now we're sitting in Atlantic City on the anchor. Thought we would head north today, but strong east winds didn't sound as good as tomorrow's forecast of SSW winds. So at first light we head north. Since our last check-in, we've had three terrific anchorages - the Bohemia River just outside the C&D Canal, Cape May (see picture of sunset there), and now Atlantic City.

We fought north winds into Atlantic City and were really glad to arrive in a really peaceful anchorage just a short dinghy ride from restaurants. Today we took a long walk from the marina area to the boardwalk, and the exercise felt good. Should sleep well tonight! By tomorrow night we'll be on our mooring in Perth Amboy at Raritan Yacht Club.

Onancock, Solomons and Annapolis

We're on a schedule to get back to NJ by early next week. Fought north winds while motoring north from Mobjack Bay to Onancock, VA on the eastern shore of VA, but it was worth the trip. Quaint town, good restaurant right at the harbor, and a quiet anchorage. 

Dinghy at Mallards dock



Bill at Mallards on the deck


From there, another day fighting north winds to Solomons, MD (on the mainland side), but another lovely anchorage and fun visit to the Tiki Bar. This morning the winds were just as full, but for a change they were coming from the south, and pushed us with record speed to Whitehall Bay, just north of Annapolis. With the motor on and just the jib we routinely hit 11 knots even though we were facing a 1.5 knot current the whole way. Amazing!

We dropped our anchor, then hopped in the dinghy to a place just up the creek called Cantler's. Famous for their crabs, and rightly so. We spent nearly 3 hours picking and eating - Scrumptious!! Tomorrow we head further up the bay, getting ready to go through the C&D canal to Delaware Bay and Cape May.
 

Finally a sailing day!



At anchor in Put-In Creek off Mobjack Bay in the Chesapeake

After a few days back in Deltaville (one minor repair, one engine tune-up, and work done on the dinghy chaps) we headed south on Sunday with the objective of visiting our favorite restaurant, the White Dog Inn in Mathews, VA. They were closed from 3 to 5 on Sunday, but although we arrived at 3:15 our tale of woe (bringing the boat 5 hours down to Mobjack Bay, then a dinghy ride up Put-In-Creek, then a 3/4 mile walk into town) was enough that they let us come in anyway, and they not only gave us a beer, they fed us! Got back to the boat in time for another thunderstorm, then took a long swim and had a hot airless night aboard. Today it's cooler, but waves are high in the Chesapeake so we're spending another day here. Slowly heading north but enjoying the journey.

Back on the Boat

After 10 great days in D.C, including a weekend with Liz and James, we traveled back to White Point Marina at the mouth of the Potomac, picked up our car, and headed to NJ, then OH (for a terrific family reunion hosted by my brother, JP, and sister-in-law, Norma - THANKS!). Back to the boat, spent a day cleaning, grocery shopping, etc., in an area with no AT&T access (so no blog update). Today we headed back to Deltaville (we just can't stay away) for a hopefully minor engine repair, then off again. Today is really hot, but Deltaville Marina has a pool, which helped us get to happy hour happily!