September 9, 2015  Day 81 New York Summer 2015

Mooring Ball, Annapolis Harbor
Annapolis, Maryland

Today was moving day after spending a week at a marina. We departed Georgetown before nine o’clock, after first stopping at the fuel dock to empty the holding tank.   We retraced our route back out the Sassafras and then entered the Chesapeake Bay, heading south.  We were fortunate to have the current with us all day and enjoyed the 10 mph speed we maintained!  The bay was a little choppy but definitely not uncomfortable. We were happy to see the sun come out after having started under a cover of clouds.

Approaching the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

We arrived in Annapolis at 2pm and chose a mooring ball. Joyce stayed at the helm while Bill got us secured to the mooring ball.  We have a good system of hand signals that works for us.



The Pride of Baltimore visited Annapolis today

Room for a few more in the mooring field -
but these were mostly filled by evening

We had hoped to see the sailboat races that take place here every Wednesday evening, but then learned that last week was the final one for the season. 

We watched the sky as dark clouds moved in around dinner time. We had lightning but no rain.  We will determine in the morning whether we stay another day with storms forecast or if we will continue on to Solomon’s.  Bill’s brother’s boat developed engine problems at Solomon’s, and we will meet him there and tow his boat back to Poquoson this weekend.

September 8, 2015  Day 80 New York Summer 2015

Georgetown Yacht Basin
Georgetown, Maryland

A lovely view as the sun set on the mooring field
behind our dock at Georgetown

It is finally time to catch up on the blog, although our days here have been fairly uneventful. We have used the time to get some work done including cleaning and polishing the stainless steel railings on the deck; changing the oil in the generator; doing laundry; baking; and polishing the wood surfaces in the interior. We have also taken time to schedule marinas, hotels, and a rental car that we will need next week.

We rented the van from the marina one day and provisioned the boat.  That was an important task!  We have cooked onboard each day although there are two very nice restaurants here.  The weather has been very hot in the low 90’s, and we have not felt like venturing far.

We will leave in the morning and head to Annapolis!

September 2, 2015  Day 74 New York Summer 2015

Georgetown Yacht Basin
Georgetown, Maryland

We left our calm anchorage on the Bohemia River just before ten this morning. We weren’t in a hurry because we only had to travel 21 miles.  We did have to dodge a few crab pots at the entrance to the Sassafras River.  The river is very winding and scenic with trees and houses lining much of it.

We arrived at the marina in Georgetown at 12:30 and first stopped at the fuel dock.  At $2.25/gallon, this was the lowest diesel price we have ever paid.  Can’t pass up that opportunity!  We also emptied the holding tank.  We then went to our slip and got tied up for the week!

Leaving our anchorage on the Bohemia River

We walked up to the ship’s store to drop off some mail. It was 90 degrees today and we were feeling the heat.  Joyce got some laundry done and fixed dinner but we really just wanted to relax.
 

Since we will be staying put for the week, we won’t update the blog each day.  We wish everyone a Happy Labor Day in advance!



Three lovely homes along the Sassafras River

 

August 31- September 1, 2015  Days 72-73 New York Summer 2015

Veazey Cove, Bohemia River
Maryland

We decided to stay here at our anchorage on the Bohemia and spend two extra days relaxing.  Joyce reads and Bill practices his violin.  The weather has turned hot and we are running the generator each afternoon to have air conditioning.  Other than catching some unnecessary boat wakes, it has been fairly calm here in this cove.

We also spent time to make reservations for the next two weeks as we slowly head south.

Tomorrow we will cruise down the bay to the Sassafras River and go to Georgetown. We will spend a week at the Georgetown Yacht Basin. This enables us to get some chores done and to be in a marina over the busy Labor Day weekend, avoiding holiday boat traffic!

 

August 30, 2015  Day 71 New York Summer 2015

Veazey Cove, Bohemia River
Maryland

We had a leisurely morning at Penn’s Landing and enjoyed the waffles Joyce prepared for breakfast.  We left Philadelphia around 9:15 and headed back down the Delaware River to Delaware City.  We arrived there after 2pm and pulled up to the fuel dock so Donna and Amado could get off the boat and retrieve their car.  We also pumped out the holding tank while were there.  It is always hard to say goodbye to friends, and we do hope they will travel with us again!

We were on our way again to find an anchorage. We entered the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and tried to anchor at Chesapeake City. After three tries, we were not happy with the way the anchor was holding, so we left there and continued another hour to the Bohemia River.  We chose a cove called Veazey Cove that had protection from the south, and anchored for the night!

Since it was already 6:45 pm, we immediately turned on the grill to fix hamburgers for dinner.  We were tired from our long day and glad to be here.  We will probably spend more than one night here.

(We will post pictures of our weeknd soon!)

 

August 29, 2015  Day 70 New York Summer 2015

Penn’s Landing Marina
Philadelphia, PA

We were up early doing last minute preparations for our friends visit.  Joyce returned the rental car while Bill cleaned the outside of the boat.

Ft. Delaware on Pea Patch Island

Donna and Amado arrived at 1015 with their wonderful golden retriever, Baloo. They have traveled with us before and Baloo seemed to remember!

We were soon on our way to Philadelphia and enjoyed our four hour cruise.  We arrived at Penn’s Landing at 3pm and got settled in.  After docktails in the late afternoon, we walked to Farmacia, a nice restaurant that included outdoor seating.  This allowed us to take Baloo with us and also enjoy dinner off the boat!  We took a longer walk on the way back and enjoyed the architecture of some of the historic buildings. 

Enjoying dinner with Donna & Amado in Philadelphia

We had a very nice evening until some horrendous rap music started blaring near the marina and lasted until after 2am.  That made for an uncomfortable night sleeping!!

 



Having fun at dinner



Baloo was comfortable on the boat!

August 28, 2015  Day 69 New York Summer 2015

Delaware City Marina
Delaware City, DE

We got a very early start (0615) leaving Cape May for Delaware City, and it made a big difference. We were able to have the current with us the entire way. We did have 2 to 2 ½ foot waves for a while but nothing uncomfortable.  There were several tows with barges or tankers that we had to watch out for, but all in all, an uneventful ride.

After we got checked in at the marina at 1215, we picked up a rental car and ran several errands to provision the boat and pick up prescriptions.

In the meantime we had been on the phone with Donna and Amado, our friends from northern Virginia, trying to figure out a good time for them to spend the weekend with us.  Long story short, we all agreed that this weekend would work!

We got everything ready for their Saturday arrival. We were also able to make reservations to dock in Philadelphia on Saturday night.