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| Blends right into the landscape |
On our way again! Is
going to turn into “hurry up and wait” as the weather remains a threat for the
next few days? But we made it this far
and the trip today included the far northern tip of the Chesapeake. As the Bay narrows, you can really see all
the beautiful scenery, hills and woodlands.
We entered the C & D Canal at Chesapeake City, where we visited by
car a couple of days ago. The Canal is
the width of a broad river, and about 40-50 feet deep to accommodate big ships
taking this shortcut from the Philadelphia to Baltimore, and other ports. More obvious are the bridges, which are all
large spans that rise about 140 feet above the water. There are 5 of these giants over the Canal.
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| Huge span at Chesapeake City |
We couldn’t leave Bohemia until almost noon because of
thunderstorms this morning. So our trip
was only about 25 miles and we came into Delaware City Marina late this
afternoon. The Delaware City channel is
one long narrow cut, with one very long narrow dock alongside. There is a strong current, but the
dockmaster, Tim, is a master at guiding every boat into a spot. As soon as the boat is tied off, they
instruct the Captain to “stand at the helm and do nothing” and then they
maneuver the ship 180 degrees to face back up the canal. This makes every boat ready for departure
without turning around in the narrow channel.
There are 4 or 5 other Looper boats here as well as a couple
of sailboats that are all watching the weather and waiting. Waiting.
Waiting.
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| Pollution Control Vessel |
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| Shaffer's Restaurant, our Sunday Brunch stop |
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| Chesapeake Inn from the water |
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| Canal Traffic |
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| Our new burgee flies proudly on the bow |
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