Annapolis, MD

We left Cape May early Wednesday morning and arrived in Chesapeake City late that evening. When we left the channel we decided to not follow the shore line closely, the waves were breaking at the mouth and with the shoals around the cape we were figuring we would have a rough ride. It didn't make a great deal of difference because it was rough out in the open. We were glad to round the cape and proceed up the Delaware Bay and on into the river. It was the most chop we have had on the Delaware. It was a long day but we had the current and tide with us and were at times going 9.3 knots on our GPS reading which is speed over ground. When we came near the Cape and could see the Cape May Light House it brought back memories of a trip I made with two friends of mine Colleen and Mary. We had come to Atlantic City for a convention and drove to Cape May to see the light house. It was in November and very cold, needless to say we didn't get out of the car. The view is very different from the water.

My friend Colleen ask if the colors are beautiful, so the picture is for her. We have not seen vivid color until now. The leaves are finally starting to change. I think we have been chasing the season and missing the color until now. The cold temperatures we have been getting at night are turning the leaves fast.

Yesterday morning, Thursday, we left a little later than usual from Chesapeake City. It felt good to sleep in for a change. I cooked breakfast for us and we ate before we left the dock. We have been leaving quite early and eating under way, so this was a treat. The tide was against us on this leg until late in the day and we were doing around 5 knots a big difference from the day before. We expected to get a boost when the tide switched but instead we lost a knot. Amy and Doug were coming up on us fast and at first we didn't understand what was going on. I said to Larry it's like we are dragging a drogue anchor. We decided to stop and put the boat into reverse just to see, sure enough a crab pot had caught on our keel and we were dragging it. We seem to have the luck lately of picking up things in the water. Our speed increased by 2 knots after we broke free.

We arrived in Annapolis around 4:30 PM last evening and set anchor and settled in for the evening. Of course the wind picked up but we slept sound in spite of it. We took our time getting around this morning at least til the sun came up. The temperature plummeted to 40 degrees last night and is going down to 30 tonight. We spent the day at the boat show, the power boat show seeing as we missed the sail boat show. It was fun to see the very large power boats and the vendors are mostly the same for both shows.

Tomorrow we will leave early and travel the Chesapeake Bay to Solomon's Island.