Waiting for the current to change direction
Departed Delaware City, DE Wed Oct. 29. The current changed direction early again and we wanted to follow the outgoing tide down the bay, so we (Dave, Claire and a guest) scrambled to get our last minute items and jumped aboard at 3 pm instead of 4.
At our dock, in Delaware City Marina
Dave skillfully backed out of the slip, almost taking out the pontoon boat at the end of the dock. Missed the fireboat. We headed out the old branch canal, down the Del River, turned into the east end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
The Summit Railroad bridge was lowered for a train, just before we arrived. Clearly, it knew we were coming. We just circled and chatted until it was raised.
Snack time. The fridge is full. The shelves slide sideways on tracks. Tall bottles at the bottom. It's a test of remembering where we put things we can't see.
A NOAA boat and Coast Guard ship were keeping an eye on us.
We arrived in the Sassafrass in the dark but the next day we could see the pretty trees and houses.
Sept 30
We took our guest to a marina restaurant with family that met us to pick her up.
There are 5 marinas in a row on the north shore. 3 have restaurants.
Pretty view from the restaurant with Justice tied at the end of the fuel dock.
Oct 1, we were up for sunrise
we love the morning mist rising from the water
It was a little chilly outside but we were cozy in the cockpit enclosure Dave sewed, finished recently with the back panel. It kept the little green bugs out that look like mosquitoes, but didn't seem interested in biting.
The aroma of coffee and breakfast filled the "new" room.
We discussed how much farther south we think we'd make it next wtih the weather forecast.
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