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| Big ships in Delaware Bay taken through very wet window!!! |
We set off this am from Cape May, and went through the Cape May canal into Delaware Bay. Fortunately, we were on an incoming tide, but we had the wind blowing 20kts against us all the way which made it a wet, rough ride. No problem, our trusty and tough ship got us through. Even though the ride was rough, it did not compare to the previous days....I guess everything is relative...and we did get the help of a 2kt current that pushed us to a high of 10kts going up the bay. We turned into the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal around 3 pm and lost the wind but kept the 2kt push. The cruise through the canal was lovely, with the fall colors on both sides of the banks. We are anchored in the basin at Chesapeake City, which is about three quarters of the way through the canal. Our anchorage is very quiet and protected. Tomorrow we travel down the Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis. See you then.
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| Entering the C&D Canal |
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| Fall colors along the C&D Canal |
So glad to hear you are safe and well. Sounds too exciting for me!
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xoxo Katharine
Great to see where you are, have you got a planned route?
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Good to follow the trip though.
Just in case you are wondering I work with Brian K in Solihull UK
Dean
Good to meet you, Dean. To answer your question - it is rather rough this time of year to travel the whole trip offshore. We have done this in the past when we had other crew members with us to stand watches. Today it is just the two of mus and multiple overnight runs offshore is too heavy duty. IT IS A VACATION!!
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