We were primed and ready to leave at 6 am Fri. morning. The waterway that the marina in Delaware City is very narrow and has a very swift current through it. The dock is very long down one side of it. Either upon arriving or departing, they have to spin the boat around so you are facing the Delaware river for departure. We were the first boat to arrive Thur. and I elected to dock in the direction of arrival. Everyone else coming in spun around as they arrived. No problem, I just had to be spun on departure. That said it was done and the staff is very skilled with using the current to do this. When we were facing the right direction and clear of the dock, the bow line was tossed to the boat. The problem was it didn't land on the boat but rather the water and we were drifting backwards with the current and the line and the bow thruster met. The thruster lost and quit. So we returned to the dock and spent another day. I did manage to get several maintenance items taken care of. Since it was Ann's birthday we decided to have dinner at the only full service restaurant Crabby Dick's. John and Barbara Albright from GO joined us and we had a wonderful time.
Ann with her birthday cake.
A closer shot.
Ken getting a weather briefing from Tim the marina owner.
The trip down the Delaware river and bay were not as nice as the previous days runs but not uncomfortable. Winds picked up to about 15 kts and seas were choppy at 2'. We had the current with us a good bit of the time and pulled into Cape May at about 1245. The are 5 or 6 other looper boats here also. The AGLCA has a harbor host here which are volunteers that help other loopers. Rich and Carol Nick invited all of us to their home for cocktails at 330 pm and even picked us up. It was a great time meeting and talking to others.
Departing Delaware City
Ann encounter with a freighter in the ships channel. Note the red hull through the windshield.
Ship John Shoal light.
The Cape May to Lewes ferry just inside the Cape May canal. It decided to leave just as we were entering the canal.
Rich and Carol Nick
The group at the Nick's.
After the get together we had Rich drop us off at Cview restaurant for dinner with John and Barbara. Great food! We walked back to the marina and got a small glimpse of the area. It looks like the weather will be keeping us here for a while.
John and Barbara
We couldn't get near here on Sat. night but will try another day. Great seafood store where we can stock up on fresh fish.
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