May 25th
Wed, May 25th: 6:50 am
We left the quiet harbor of Chesapeake City,
and traveled east/northeast in the C&D (Chesapeake/Delaware) canal.
The day started off easy, and I felt so silly at my pride in my accomplishments --- I remembered my gloves when I went out to hoist up the anchor, I pressed the correct button (UP not DOWN) on the electric windless, and I even sprayed off the mud with a small hose BEFORE getting the chain onto the boat! Then I went inside the cabin, started the generator, let it warm up, switched on the master switch, turned on the galley AC outlets, and THEN > ta-da ->> made coffee! Ha!!! Simple pleasures for simple minds!
My major job while we were motoring, was to keep an eye behind the boat, to warn Rick is a big SHIP was there; it would run us over!
We luckily made to the Delaware River without any mishap, and turned south-east. There, we saw many huge ships, one named the British Century. I watched it follow us for over 45 minutes, till she finally passed us on our port side.
Although Zingara is a big boat to us, we certainly didn’t want to get in the way of a freighter.
After lunch, around 2 o’clock, we left the main channel, and turned south to Lewes / Rohoboth beach, DE. Soon after that, the wind shifted, the skies darkened and the waves increased – to about 5 feet. And I wasn’t at all prepared! What a novice! After quickly filling the (unpowered) microwave with our fruit bowl, salt & pepper shakers, etc – whatever could fit in there, I moved the toaster into the sink. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to the coffee maker in time, and it flew across the galley, showering the place with damp coffee grounds. And although I was very pissed off (at Rick – but, really, how could he have known), I sat down in the main salon, and just held on. Within a couple of hours, we passed behind a land-point, and the seas (and my attitude) settled down quiet a bit. Well, I learned my lesson -- stow everything, EVERY morning!
We finally tied up to the dock in Lewes around 6:30, with the help of Alan, from the sailboat, Old Grey. We walked the two blocks into downtown, and had a fabulous meal of a shared salad, and a crab/corn/Old Bay pizza – and some Dogfish head beer, of course.
We left the quiet harbor of Chesapeake City,
My major job while we were motoring, was to keep an eye behind the boat, to warn Rick is a big SHIP was there; it would run us over!
We luckily made to the Delaware River without any mishap, and turned south-east. There, we saw many huge ships, one named the British Century. I watched it follow us for over 45 minutes, till she finally passed us on our port side.
After lunch, around 2 o’clock, we left the main channel, and turned south to Lewes / Rohoboth beach, DE. Soon after that, the wind shifted, the skies darkened and the waves increased – to about 5 feet. And I wasn’t at all prepared! What a novice! After quickly filling the (unpowered) microwave with our fruit bowl, salt & pepper shakers, etc – whatever could fit in there, I moved the toaster into the sink. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to the coffee maker in time, and it flew across the galley, showering the place with damp coffee grounds. And although I was very pissed off (at Rick – but, really, how could he have known), I sat down in the main salon, and just held on. Within a couple of hours, we passed behind a land-point, and the seas (and my attitude) settled down quiet a bit. Well, I learned my lesson -- stow everything, EVERY morning!
We finally tied up to the dock in Lewes around 6:30, with the help of Alan, from the sailboat, Old Grey. We walked the two blocks into downtown, and had a fabulous meal of a shared salad, and a crab/corn/Old Bay pizza – and some Dogfish head beer, of course.
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