Chesapeake Bay

 

Continued through the C&D canal for 4 miles, then entered the Chesapeake Bay. Today was one of the most relaxing days we have had since leaving the canals in upper NY. We are starting to see more snowbirds now, and today we traveled with a group of 5 boats. ( 2 trawlers , 2 catarmarans, 1 large mono-hull, like us.) We got in front when they pulled over to fuel up but they overtook us and we ended up being slowest boat. I starting to get the meaning of " Slow boat from China,....Tayana.....built in China.....eh?"

 Heres another funny thing that happened to us....

 When we left the Cohansey river after anchoring for the night , we had to dodge crab pots going back out to the Delaware channel. When we finally started up the bay we were having a hard time keeping our speed up. With the wind and waves knocking us around we made a slow passage to the C&D, and docking at the marina. When I approached the dock and put it into reverse to slow the momentum of the boat, I heard a loud banging noise, and felt a strange vibration. I didn't know what it was. When we got tied up, and were about to relax we noticed a crab pot float with a rope attached directly behind. We told the marina staff, they said that they "float in all the time". We had been wondering, who would put a trap right in the middle of a channel to a marina.   Guess Who.......Us. We dragged it all the way up the Delaware Bay, at 3.0 kn. Hope those crabs like the ride. 

  We had chosen an easy day so as not to get to Annapolis to early before the boat show , as the prices for a mooring are quite high. We are meeting friends there who we haven't seen since leaving Port Credit.

           
                                           Casualty of  the canal, didn't follow the markers...