The alarm went off at a much more respectable hour this morning, 0730 but it was still hard to get out of bed.

We weighed anchor at 0900 with the current against us a bit as we motored out of the Cohansey River anchorage. Once we got into the Delaware Bay though the current was with us at 2.5+ kts all morning. Jorge and I had decided to make a beeline to the shipping channel, hoping to avoid the crab pots. One marker was partially submerged by the current and was only seen when it was abeam next to us. Jorge looked over the stern to see the marker but didn't! Then the speed of the boat slowed. Oh sh-t, we hooked it! Jorge immediately slowed the motor, put it in neutral and changed direction. At that point, luckily the marker popped us just behind us. Boy were we glad to get away from those pots. The ships were looking better and better to deal with.

There was virtually no wind so we couldn't even motor sail. It was another gorgeous day weather-wise for traveling but not for sailing. Oh well, guess we can't have it all. Skies were blue and temp was in the low 20s by midday.

We entered the C & D (Chesapeake and Delaware) Canal at 1140. The current was pushing us an average of 7.5 kts. It sure was handy to have the current with you. It was also with us as we traversed the canal and we averaged about the same speed through the entire canal. Originally we were going to stop at Chesapeake City but the going was so good we decided to finish doing the canal and we headed for the Bohemia River just inside Chesapeake Bay. We arrived there around 1430 and set anchor after scouting out the bay. It was very shallow and we had concerns about low tide leaving us aground. However after doing our research discovered the tide was only going to drop another 0.5 feet so we were good.

Jorge called to see about getting a crabbing/fishing licence for Maryland. Oh by the way, the guys were not successful in getting anything the other day. The limit is a bushel of crab per day but you can only keep the males. Should be interesting watching him try to identify the sex (if he catches any!)

We spent a relaxing afternoon and evening. Tomorrow we plan on doing a very short day, only traveling 10 miles to the Sassafras River to meet up with some cruisers we met at a previous anchorage. They have invited us for wine and cheese. How can we refuse!

A passing ship going through the C & D Canal.