Annapolis, Delaware City and Cape May

Monday, May 9

We left Smith Point Marina at the crack of dawn- 6:00am, saying our goodbyes to Capt. Dan, Ret.

As we progressed up the Bay the seas were building from 1-2  to 4-6.  The seas were ugly so I took a nap...hey presto... I woke up and we were ready for our approach to Annapolis.  Linda and Kerm had done all the driving.  We chose to spend the night at Annapolis City Dock which is at the end of "Ego Alley", a channel bordered by bars and wharfs where spectators gather to gawk at all the water craft that parade by.    

Here is Warren demonstrating that our dock spot, B11

We docked at 5:15 after traveling 71.2 nautical miles today

Annapolis is a vibrant city with a European flair in addition to the tradition and stateliness of the Naval Academy and the State Capitol Building.  The area around the City Dock is crowded with people eating ice cream and sauntering about for their evening walks.  Lots of little eateries and bars around, too.

We liked Annapolis so much we decided to stick around for another day.  We cleaned the boat, did some sight-seeing and conducted some searching for the world's most delectable crab cakes.  A local place called Chick and Ruth's is famous for theirs and we experienced why...soooo good.

Happy crew who 'does' windows???  We may never let Linda go

Linda and Warren doing the Titanic "I'm the king of the world" bit on Ego Alley

Annapolis is a mecca for sailors

United States Naval Academy

Wednesday, May 11

We left Annapolis at 7:06 after a totally enjoyable stay.  We resumed our course up the Chesapeake to the C&D Canal.  The C&D Canal is 14 miles long and connects the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay. It is usually teeming with huge container ships and other commercial traffic but today it was really quiet and we almost had the canal to ourselves.  We entered the canal at 1:47 and exited at 3:20.  Also, we passed into the state of Delaware in the middle of the canal at 2:12. 

We made our way to Delaware City Marina and arrived at 3:45 to a wonderful welcome from the marina staff.  Traveled 65.3 nautical miles today and Southern Belle took on 100 gallons of diesel in each tank.  

Warren found a friend to talk to!!

Good night to all family and friends from the crew of the Southern Belle