Ringgggg. 0500 sure came early. We had decided last night to take advantage of the current and leave with it. That meant, setting the alarm and weighing anchor at 0600. It was a gorgeous morning, very quiet and calm when we left Cape May. There were a number of boats planning on leaving today, some doing the whole trip up the Delaware Bay but some (like us) only going as far as the Cohansey River, about a 38 mile trip. Jorge and I had to leave Cape May the way we came in. There is a canal that goes through the cape but it has two fixed bridges at 55'. If you will recall from an earlier blog, we did go under a 56' fixed bridge in Kingston (on the Hudson) but there would have been mutiny on the boat if the captain wanted to try going under these, even at low tide! He was in total agreement with the crew so we went around the cape. It added about an hour to the trip but it made the crew happy and also kept the marriage intact!

The trip up the Delaware Bay was very relaxing weather-wise. The crab pots however were another story. We had decided to, more or less, hug the coast rather than do the shipping lines so we did encounter quite a few pots. All in all, we maneuvered through the mine fields and arrived at our destination without incident. We motor sailed the whole way with just the genoa out as the winds were less than 5 kts, on a very, very close haul and we did not want to enter the river with the current against us. Average speed was 6 to 6.5 kts. Waves were almost nonexistent.

We anchored just inside the Cohansey River around the first bend at 1230. We were surrounded by marsh filled with all the wildlife that comes with marshy areas. The silence was golden with gentle ripples lapping at the side of the boat, blue sky, warm sunshine and very little boat traffic. A short siesta was taken by both of us before Diana and Gilbert arrived for happy hour. Ah the simplier but finer things in life.

Diana and Gilbert arrived around 1600. We had appetizers and too much wine! We got silly and laughed way too much. Tomorrow's plan is to leave at 0900 with the tide and current, get to the C & D Canal, travel to Chesapeake City and anchor there. Hopefully we should arrive around 1500 just in time to anchor and get ready for another happy hour! OMG the liver and diet are being blown big time.

Tonight the wind is picking up a bit, to about 10 kts but still a very comfortable night. I am going to try to download some videos of the sunset and moon. Wish me luck.