Fortunately we had another early start this morning. The winds were forecast to gust to 25 from the south later in the day and by the time we got up to the top of the Chesapeake they were blowing that strong and we were surfing just before we made our way into the Elk River, the beginning of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D). The Chesapeake narrows down considerably and makes a bend to the east several miles before we arrived at the Elk which provided us some relief from the winds. The twelve mile long man made C&D Canal is fairly wide and is bordered by tall trees on both sides which blocked the wind. Once through the canal we had to turn north on the Delaware River for a short distance before turning into a cut to get to the Delaware City Marina. Anchoring was out of the question. This area had experienced record high tides about a week ago which caused all kinds of debris to float into the canal. The tides move the logs, branches, etc back and forth in the canal but it slow to move it out either end.
On the plus side, where the Chesapeake narrows to where it was possible see some of the homes along the shore line, it was obvious spring has arrived. Blossoms and trees were blooming. The Pink and white Dogwoods trees really stood out.
We may be forced to take another weather day tomorrow ;-(
Y'all stay vertical,
Capt John and First Mate Sue
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