We entered the Chesapeake from the Dismal Swamp on May 7th. We left it today June 28th at it's most northernmost point, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Sunrise this morning was beautiful....
Shelley and I have been on the boat the better part of the last year, and today was the first day it really rained on us for an extended period. Naturally the rain came when we have Shana and the three grandchildren, Max, Leo, and Rylee on board. The rain was so heavy that we lost most of our visibility just as we were entering the C and D canal. This canal is about 15 miles long, with no locks, and connects the Chesapeake with Delaware Bay. We are now in Delaware City and may have to stay another day to let some weather blow by. All three of the grandkids are enjoying the boat with no problems so far. Even on six hour days like today, they fill their time with bird watching, reading, and sitting on the bow watching the Bay go by. Max and Leo have been helping me run the boat, and they are both learning how to read a chart.
Their highlight I am afraid, has been running the dinghy around the Sassafras River. Max really likes the ding, and is now pretty good at starting, and operating the dinghy. He and I had a beautiful ride this morning in the fog and mist. It was dead calm, a perfect day for the ski boat. But instead it was just Max and I skimming across the water chasing geese. The Sassafras is a fresh water river at the top of the Chesapeake, so Shelley and the kids enjoyed a swimming and diving adventure from the front of Rock Chalk.
Tomorrow we are scheduled to make the 50 mile run down Delaware Bay to Cape May, New Jersey. The bay can get rough so we would like a good weather window. I will let you know. Marc
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