The Chesapeake Delaware Canal

Yesterday Gordon's fixed our stuffing box. All three of the bolts were loose. We will have to keep an eye on it to make sure it is not the nut gone bad like the center board. The also fixed the alternator control, so now not only does the engine charge the batteries, but we have a tack.

At 4:00 PM we left Annapolis and headed north. We would have loved to stay longer, but the north country is calling our names. At 8:20 PM we dropped the anchor in Worton Creek. This morning we had the anchor up by 6:00 and were on our way to Cape May a distance of some 80 nautical miles. The 80 miles is not so much of a problem it is the current. We had to get up early to catch the current going through the canal. It is currently, no pun intended, 10:25, we are half way through and doing 8.8 kn.  we will be in The Deleware River just after 11:00.

It is now12:00 we are in The Deleware Bay headed for Cape May. We are motor sailing at 8:1 knots and are less then 5 hours away if we can keep it up. So far it is another beautiful day. The whole area is going to 100 today, we have a little breeze and are hot on the water.

Coming through the canal I was reminded of how wonderful a 133 foot bridge is.

One of several tall bridges on the canal.

The bridge at Annapolis